Definitions for: Cincture


[n] a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. ``Within
the cincture of one wall.'' --Bacon.

3. (Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge
at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

Synonyms: girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth

See Also: band, cummerbund

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