cincture

Etymology

From Latin cinctura. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”).

noun

  1. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
  2. A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
  3. (architecture) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

verb

  1. To encircle, or surround.
  2. (viniculture) To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).

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