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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Pixar, as a brand, has several franchises under its belt.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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In the new study, researchers sampled a different section of rock from the belt and estimated its age using the previous two dating techniques — measuring how one radioactive element decays into another over time.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Wearing green sashes, the two men led the Green Movement, when millions protested for some six months.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The contestants cover a broad range of demographics — including age, race and income — but share a common goal of making it to the finals in Las Vegas and capturing the ultimate sash for women who have aged out of the Miss America pursuit.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
7 June 2025
Noun
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The ribbon cutting and kids making their way to the new playground signaled a moment of closure and a fresh start for the community.—
Paris Goodman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2025
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The hotel’s opening ceremony included speeches, a ribbon cutting and a toast with goblets of margaritas so large that some Margaritaville team members required two hands to hold.—
Madeline King,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2025
Noun
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These products are different from maternity belts, which look more like a girdle and are meant to be worn during pregnancy to take some weight off your bump.—
Kathleen Felton,
SELF,
6 May 2025
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The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Noun
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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 4 Jul. 2025.
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