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[syn: girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cincture \Cinc"ture\, n. [L. cinctura, fr. cingere, cinctum, to
gird.]
1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as
by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.
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2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. "Within
the cincture of one wall." --Bacon.
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3. (Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge
at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cincture
n 1: a band of material around the waist that strengthens a
skirt or trousers [syn: girdle, cincture, sash,
waistband, waistcloth]