Found 3 items, similar to cincture.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: cincture
tali pinggang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cincture
cincture
n : a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt
or trousers [syn:
girdle,
sash,
waistband,
waistcloth]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cincture
Cincture
\Cinc"ture\, n. [L. cinctura, fr. cingere, cinctum, to
gird.]
1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as
by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.
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2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.
“Within
the cincture of one wall.” --Bacon.
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3. (Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge
at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
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