cincture

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪŋktʃə(ɹ) === Noun === cincture (plural cinctures) An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment (architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === cincture (third-person singular simple present cinctures, present participle cincturing, simple past and past participle cinctured) To encircle, or surround. (viniculture) To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting). ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Participle === cīnctūre vocative masculine singular of cīnctūrus