noun
Meaning 1
A cincture or girdle.
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Standard Lemma guide
encincture
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verb
Meaning 2
To encircle or gird.
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Usage: transitive
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Latin cingō Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh2? Latin -tūra Latin cinctūralbor. English cincture English encincture From en- + cincture.