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Word entry · 8 letters

cincture

Best crossword clue

"Waist sash"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/Part of speech nounSorted cceinrtuStarts with CEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • In one, dated eighteen years ago, he appeared, wearing only sandals and a cincture of vine leaves, between two classical garden statues.

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