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Meaning of 'cincture' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cincture [ n.]
- A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.
- That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.
- The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

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