cincture
11cincture — /ˈsɪŋktʃə / (say singkchuh) noun 1. a belt or girdle. 2. something surrounding or encompassing like a girdle; a surrounding border. 3. the act of girding or encompassing. –verb (t) (cinctured, cincturing) 4. to gird with or as with a cincture;… …
12Cincture of the Virgin Mary — Icon depiction the Theotokos giving her cincture to Thomas the Apostle. Below is a styllized representation of Mary s Tomb, with flowers lying on the sarcophagus. The Cincture of the Virgin Mary is a relic of the Theotokos (Blessed Virgin Mary)… …
13cincture — noun Etymology: Latin cinctura girdle, from cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird; probably akin to Sanskrit kāñcī girdle Date: 1587 1. the act of encircling 2. a. an encircling area b. girdle, belt; espe …
14cincture — Synonyms and related words: anklet, arena, armlet, band, begird, belt, bracelet, cingulum, circling, circumambience, circumambiency, circumcincture, circumflexion, circumjacence, circumposition, close, collar, collarband, confine, container,… …
15cincture — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, begird, belt, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring1. Archaic: engird. See EDGE …
16cincture — see PRECINCT …
17cincture — to gird or surround; belt worn around ecclesiastical vestment Ecclesiastical Terms …
18cincture — cinc·ture || sɪŋktʃə n. belt v. encircle with a belt, encircle with a ring …
19cincture — [ sɪŋktʃə] noun 1》 literary a girdle or belt. 2》 Architecture a ring at either end of a column shaft. Origin C16: from L. cinctura, from cinct , cingere encircle …
20cincture — n. Band, belt, girdle, cestus …
