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cincture definition

cinc·ture (siŋk′c̸hər)

noun

  1. the act of encircling or girding
  2. anything that encircles, as a belt or girdle

Etymology: L cinctura, a girdle < cingere: see cinch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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