ceinture

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US/sænˈt(j)ʊ(ə)r/UK/sãˈtʃʊə/

noun

A belt or girdle.

OriginFrench ceinture →
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Meanings

nounceinture (plural ceintures)

plural ceintures

  1. A belt or girdle.

    Beneath the cape she wears a bell-sleeved purple gown with gold ceinture.

    2018, Will Eaves, Murmur, Canongate, published 2018, page 96

Origin

  1. Frenchceinture
  2. Englishceinture

Borrowed from French ceinture. Doublet of cincture.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ceinture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceinture

MLA

“ceinture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceinture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ceinture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceinture.

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