ceinture
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noun \saⁿ(n)-ˈtyu̇r, -ˈtu̇r, ˈsan-chər\Definition of CEINTURE
: a belt or sash for the waist
Examples of CEINTURE
- <the designer's dresses typically are accessorized with eye-catching ceintures>
Origin of CEINTURE
Middle English seynture, from Anglo-French ceinture, from Latin cinctura — more at cincture
First Known Use: 15th century
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- 2belt, cincture, cummerbund (also cumberbund), girdle, sash, self-belt
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