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cincture

cinc.ture \'sin(k)-ch*r\ n [L cinctura girdle, fr. cinctus, pp. of cingere 
   to gird; akin] to Skt ka-n@ci- girdle 1: the act of encircling  2a: an 
   encircling area  2b: GIRDLE, BELT