2. Verb. (third-person singular of cincture) ¹
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Definition of Cinctures
1. cincture [v] - See also: cincture
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinctures
Literary usage of Cinctures
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Class Reptilia by Edward Pidgeon, Edward Griffith, Georges Cuvier (1831)
"J some scales larger than the rest, and a little cari- nated, form, from space
to space, cinctures upon the tail. ..."
2. Costume of Prelates of the Catholic Church: According to Roman Etiquette by John Abel Nainfa (1909)
"There are two kinds of cinctures, one used in ordinary daily life, ... According to
general principles, the cinctures of the Pope and Cardinals are made of ..."
3. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1841)
"Of columns with bossages or rusticated cinctures, the two arches within the court
of Somerset House are a tastefully-designed and well-executed example. ..."
4. Architectural Shades and Shadows by Henry McGoodwin (1904)
"7 — The shade line on the cincture below the upper scotia and those on the two
cinctures below the lower scotia are found as above in section i. ..."
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