as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
the designer's dresses typically are accessorized with eye-catching ceintures
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Recent Examples of ceinture
The carnival is known in part for its mascot, Bonhomme, a snowman with a red hat, black buttons and the characteristic French Canadian ceinture fléchée, a type of sash.
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Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Woven belt bags featuring a panoply of buckles date to the founding of the brand in 2021; earlier this year Larsson was invited by Gucci Continuum to collaborate with the brand and create her signature bag using the Italian brand’s ceintures.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Woven belt bags featuring a panoply of buckles date to the founding of the brand in 2021; earlier this year Larsson was invited by Gucci Continuum to collaborate with the brand and create her signature bag using the Italian brand’s ceintures.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceinture
Noun
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Venture 4th Slim Money Belt Money belts are a low-profile method for keeping your essentials, like your passport and wallet, safe from pickpockets.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Kamara Brown is a hairstylist with more than nine years of protective styling under her belt.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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This Ghost of Yōtei haunts the red maple forests and stalks the snowy tundra in search of those whose names are written on the sash wrapped around her waist.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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In the early 20th century, advocates for women’s voting rights often opted for white dresses with sashes in gold and purple as signs of their solidarity.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Thick ribbons crisscrossed around the ankle and tied in a bow at the back, bringing in the ballet influence.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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Everyone will be frustrated by how preventable those goals were, but Bournemouth can be added to the list of visitors unable to cut Leeds to ribbons from open play on their own patch.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the best examples of this is the ctenophore Cestum, or the Venus girdle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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On the flip side, some influencers have posted images of them wearing Skims' retro girdle as a sole outfit, subverting the 1950s connotation of undergarments as visible only to one's husband, said Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, professor of gender at Case Western Reserve University.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Vestments: amice, alb, cincture, and simple white miter.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The institution has a lot of baggage, as any organization with nearly two millennia and a few crusades under its cincture is bound to have.—
J.P. Brammer,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ceinture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceinture. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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