Definition of Cinctures

1. Noun. (plural of cincture) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of cincture) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cinctures

1. cincture [v] - See also: cincture

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinctures

cinchonic
cinchonidia
cinchonidine
cinchonine
cinchonines
cinchoninium
cinchonism
cinchonisms
cinchophen
cincinnus
cinclisis
cinct
cincture
cincture sensation
cinctured
cinctures (current term)
cincturing
cinder
cinder block
cinder blocks
cinder cone
cinder cones
cinder pig
cinder track
cinderblock
cinderblocks
cindered
cinderella stamp
cindering
cinderous

Literary usage of Cinctures

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Class Reptilia by Edward Pidgeon, Edward Griffith, Georges Cuvier (1831)
"J some scales larger than the rest, and a little cari- nated, form, from space to space, cinctures upon the tail. ..."

2. Costume of Prelates of the Catholic Church: According to Roman Etiquette by John Abel Nainfa (1909)
"There are two kinds of cinctures, one used in ordinary daily life, ... According to general principles, the cinctures of the Pope and Cardinals are made of ..."

3. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1841)
"Of columns with bossages or rusticated cinctures, the two arches within the court of Somerset House are a tastefully-designed and well-executed example. ..."

4. Architectural Shades and Shadows by Henry McGoodwin (1904)
"7 — The shade line on the cincture below the upper scotia and those on the two cinctures below the lower scotia are found as above in section i. ..."

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