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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cinc·ture \\ˈsiŋ(k)-chər\\ 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 encircling2. a. an encircling area b. girdle , belt ; especially : a cord or sash of cloth worn around an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a religious
cincture
1580s, from L. cinctura "girdle," from cinctus, pp. of cingere "to gird," The verb is recorded from 1757.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cinc·tureI. \ˈsiŋ(k)chə(r), -)shə(r)\ noun( -s) Etymology: Latin cinctura girdle, from cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird; akin to Greek kakala walls, Sanskrit kāñcī girdle, Lithuanian kinkyti to harness a horse 1. : girding , encompassing, enclosure : act of encircling < an island in the cincture of the sea >2. : girdle , belt < a robe gathered with a cincture >3. : the fillet, list, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column II. transitive verb( cinctured ; cinctured ; cincturing \-chəriŋ, -sh(ə)riŋ\ ; cinctures) : to girdle with or as if with a cincture : gird , encircle < a valley cinctured with mountains > < her hair cinctured with a band >
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