encincture

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noun

A cincture or girdle.

OriginEnglish cincture ← Latin cinctūra ← Middle English en- →
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Meanings

nounencincture (plural encinctures)

plural encinctures

  1. A cincture or girdle.
verbencincture (third-person singular simple present encinctures, present participle encincturing, simple past and past participle encinctured)

present singular third person encinctures · participle present encincturing · participle past encinctured · past encinctured

  1. transitiveTo encircle or gird.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Latincingō
  9. Latincinctūra
  10. Englishcincture
  11. Englishencincture

From en- + cincture.

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APA

encincture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encincture

MLA

“encincture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encincture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encincture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encincture.

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