cincture

Meaning

Noun

1. An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing
2. A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment
3. 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. To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).

Synonyms

girdle

sash

waistband

waistcloth

belt

band

zone

engird

gird

encircle

cummerbund

shingles

skirt

surround

truss

cordon

begird

stout woven rope

cramp-iron

iron-brace

encompass

Translations

ζώνη

cinturón

cinyell

cenyidor

Gürtel

Riemen

umgürten

περιζώνω

ζωνάρι

ceinture

gaine

cintura

cinta

cinto

fusciacca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: cintura

In summary

From Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.