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.
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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
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
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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
Noun
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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
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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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
Cite this Entry
“Cincture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cincture. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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