as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist wrapped a cincture around the dress as a stylish accessory

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Recent Examples of cincture Vestments: amice, alb, cincture, and simple white miter. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025 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 Other designers have followed suit, as well: For Spring 2018 Men’s, Prada used the hyper-functional cincture for a double-belt styling moment. Alexandra Gurvitch, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cincture
Noun
  • The two-tone garment has a V-neck design, long sleeves, two front pockets, and a removable tie belt.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Courteney is our protagonist, an elite coach who’s got 14 championships under her belt and is gunning for her 15th with a top-flight crew from the goofily named Sammy Davis Sr.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • What To Know The incident unfolded on Tuesday during a livestreamed sash ceremony at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • During her trip to The Netherlands, Queen Letizia added a traditional yellow sash with a pearl broach to her dress, along with another pendant near her waist.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Wildlife and pests feeding potentially girdle and even kill new plantings.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025
  • One of the best examples of this is the ctenophore Cestum, or the Venus girdle.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Johnny and Vicki Blevins stepped out of their pickup and gazed down at the thin ribbon of the old Oregon Trail below them.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Daguerreotypes, jewelry, and laptops were also taken, as were memorabilia such as political pins and award ribbons.
    News Desk, Artforum, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Cincture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cincture. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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