CINCTURE


Meaning of CINCTURE in English

[ 'sɪŋktʃə ]

■ noun

1》 literary a girdle or belt.

2》 Architecture a ring at either end of a column shaft.

Origin

C16: from L. cinctura , from cinct- , cingere 'encircle'.

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