1. a belt or cord worn around the waist, especially by clergy or in religious ceremonies
Usage: formal; religious
2. something that encircles or surrounds
Usage: literary

1. to encircle or surround with or as if with a belt
Usage: formal; literary

Examples

• The priest adjusted his white cincture before beginning the service.
• Medieval monks wore simple robes tied with a rope cincture.
• The ancient walls formed a cincture around the old city.
• Mountains cincture the peaceful valley below.
• She wore a decorative cincture with her ceremonial dress.
• The garden was cinctured by a low stone wall.