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noun
An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
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noun
The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
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Topics: architecture
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verb
To encircle, or surround.
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verb
To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).
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noun
a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth
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Broader terms: band
Narrower terms: cummerbund
History
Etymology tree Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
