to gird with or as if with a cincture; encircle; encompass.
Origin
< Latincinctūra, equivalent to cinct(us) (cinc-, variant stem of cingere to gird, cinch + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūra-ure
Related forms
uncinctured, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for cincture
cincture
/ˈsɪŋktʃə/
noun
1.
something that encircles or surrounds, esp a belt, girdle, or border
Word Origin
C16: from Latin cinctūra, from cingere to gird
Word Origin and History for cincture
n.
1580s, from Latin cinctura "a girdle," from cinctus, past participle of cingere "to surround, encircle" (see cinch (n.)). The verb is recorded from 1757 (implied in Cinctured).