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Cincture
Meaning
Noun
●
An
enclosure
, or the
act
of
enclosing
,
encircling
or encompassing
●
In Clerical vestments:
A
girdle
or
belt
, especially as part of a vestment
●
In Architecture:
The
fillet
,
listel
, or
band
next to
the
apophyge
at the
extremity
of the
shaft
of a column.
Verb
●
To
encircle
, or surround.
●
To
girdle
(stunt or
kill
by cutting).
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Origin
cincture
English
cinctura
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Rhymes
Tincture
Cincture
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