I. ˈsiŋ(k)chə(r), -)shə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin cinctura girdle, from cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird; akin to Greek kakala walls, Sanskrit kāñcī girdle, Lithuanian kinkyti to harness a horse
1. : girding , encompassing, enclosure : act of encircling
an island in the cincture of the sea
2. : girdle , belt
a robe gathered with a cincture
3. : the fillet, list, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column
II. transitive verb
( cinctured ; cinctured ; cincturing -chəriŋ, -sh(ə)riŋ ; cinctures )
: to girdle with or as if with a cincture : gird , encircle
a valley cinctured with mountains
her hair cinctured with a band