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ceinture

UK/sãˈtʃʊə/US/sænˈt(j)ʊ(ə)r/

ceinture noun: a belt or girdle.

Noun

ceinture (plural ceintures)

  1. A belt or girdle.
    • Beneath the cape she wears a bell-sleeved purple gown with gold ceinture.2018, Will Eaves, Murmur, Canongate, published 2018, page 96

Forms of ceinture

pluralceintures

Origin of ceinture

Borrowed from French ceinture. Doublet of cincture.

Questions about ceinture

What does ceinture mean?
Ceinture means a belt or girdle.
What part of speech is ceinture?
Ceinture is a noun.
How do you pronounce ceinture?
Ceinture is pronounced /sænˈt(j)ʊ(ə)r/ (US).
What is the plural of ceinture?
The plural of ceinture is ceintures.

Words near ceinture in the dictionary

  1. ceilometer
  2. ceilometers
  3. ceils
  4. ceinid
  5. ceinids
  6. ceinture
  7. ceinture fléchée
  8. ceintures
  9. Ceiriog
  10. Ceiriog Ucha
  11. CEJ

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