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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
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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
  • Tea towels, napkins, and a table runner are printed with classic holiday motifs, think poinsettias, ribbons, and elegant script, which add subtle seasonal flair to dining tables or kitchen prep areas.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Both buildings will likely be open for the rest of the year and into early 2026 as court administrators move operations across the street from the 1928 building to the one that formally opened Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
    Douglas Hanks November 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Cincture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cincture. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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