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cincture

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  1. 1. n. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb. 2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. "Within the cincture of one wall." Bacon. 3. (Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. Source: webster
  6. 6. The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at theextremity of the shaft of a column. Source: adambom
  7. 7. n a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers Source: ecdict

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