cincture

ˈsɪŋkʧʊər

Definition

Definition of cincture - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

architecture

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architectural band around a column

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The column was adorned with a decorative cincture.

band

belt

girdle

clothing

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belt or girdle worn around the waist

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The priest wore a cincture during the ceremony.

belt

girdle

sash

action

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act of encircling or encompassing

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The cincture of the city by walls provided defense..

encirclement

girding

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Images of cincture

architectural band around a column
belt or girdle worn around the waist

Origin of cincture

Latin, cingere (to gird)

Examples of cincture in a sentence

Restorers carefully cleaned the cincture on the old column.
The traditional costume included a colorful cincture.
He adjusted his cincture before the performance.
The cincture of the island by the sea was picturesque.
A cincture of trees surrounded the old mansion.

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French:cincture, cordon, ...
German:Zierband, Zingulum, ...
Italian:fascia, cingolo, ...
Spanish:cintura, cíngulo, ...
Portuguese:faixa arquitetónica, cinto, ...
Chinese:柱带, 束腰带, ...
Japanese:帯, ベルト, ...
Arabic:حِزَام العَمُود, زنار, ...
Hebrew:קַנְטוּרָה, אֵזוֹר, ...
Russian:полоса, пояс, ...
Ukrainian:стрічка, цингулум, ...
Hindi:पट्टी, कमरबंद, ...
Bengali:বন্ধনী, কোমরবন্ধ, ...
Catalan:cintura, cenyidor, ...
Czech:pás, cingulum, ...
Danish:båndliste, cinctur, ...
Dutch:cinctuur, riem, ...
Greek:ζώνη, ζωνάρι, ...
Hungarian:öv, övkötő, ...
Khmer:ខ្សែរង្វង់តុបតែងសសរ, ខ្សែក្រវាត់ចង្កេះ, ...
Korean:띠, 허리띠, ...
Persian:نوار, شال, ...
Polish:opaska, cingulum, ...
Portuguese (BR):cintura, cinto, ...
Romanian:brâu, curea, ...
Swedish:ringlist, cingulum, ...
Thai:แถบตกแต่ง, สายรัดเอว, ...
Turkish:kuşak, kemer, ...
Vietnamese:dải kiến trúc, dây thắt lưng, ...

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