Etymology

cincture

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Today it means: An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing Full definition →

Latin cinctūra
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  1. Latincingō
  2. Latincinctūra
  3. English todaycincture

Learned borrowing from Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

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