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单词 cincture
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Definition of cincture in English:

cincture

noun ˈsɪŋktʃəˈsɪŋ(k)tʃər
  • 1literary A girdle or belt.

    〈诗/文〉束带;腰带

    he put the cincture about his waist
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These tight-fitting cinctures compress and support the abdominal and lower back region while you lift.
    • Standing back, she saw that his right hand was bandaged, and that he wore a long farm-knife under the cincture of his red-stained tunic.
    • I thought of our pilgrimages out of the city, the slow tide of traffic to the shore or family visits, a cincture of security and welcome girding the suburbs and beyond.
    Synonyms
    belt, sash, strap, cummerbund, waistband, band, girth, cord, fillet
  • 2Architecture
    A ring at either end of a column shaft.

    〔建筑〕(柱身两端的)环带

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A cincture is also a feature of churches in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region.
    • Separating the column from the base is the decorative cincture.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'encircling or enclosure'): from Latin cinctura, from cinct- 'encircled', from the verb cingere.

Rhymes

tincture

Definition of cincture in US English:

cincture

nounˈsɪŋ(k)tʃərˈsiNG(k)CHər
  • 1literary A girdle or belt.

    〈诗/文〉束带;腰带

    he put the cincture about his waist
    Example sentencesExamples
    • These tight-fitting cinctures compress and support the abdominal and lower back region while you lift.
    • I thought of our pilgrimages out of the city, the slow tide of traffic to the shore or family visits, a cincture of security and welcome girding the suburbs and beyond.
    • Standing back, she saw that his right hand was bandaged, and that he wore a long farm-knife under the cincture of his red-stained tunic.
    Synonyms
    belt, sash, strap, cummerbund, waistband, band, girth, cord, fillet
  • 2Architecture
    A ring at either end of a column shaft.

    〔建筑〕(柱身两端的)环带

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A cincture is also a feature of churches in the Hrvatsko Zagorje region.
    • Separating the column from the base is the decorative cincture.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘encircling or enclosure’): from Latin cinctura, from cinct- ‘encircled’, from the verb cingere.

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