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encincture

encincture noun: a cincture or girdle.

Noun

encincture (plural encinctures)

  1. A cincture or girdle.

Verb

encincture (third-person singular simple present encinctures, present participle encincturing, simple past and past participle encinctured)

  1. (transitive) To encircle or gird.

Forms of encincture

Noun
pluralencinctures
Verb
third-person singular presentencinctures
present participleencincturing
past participleencinctured
pastencinctured

Origin of encincture

From en- + cincture.

Words formed from encincture

Questions about encincture

What does encincture mean?
Encincture means a cincture or girdle.
What part of speech is encincture?
Encincture can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of encincture?
The plural of encincture is encinctures.

Words near encincture in the dictionary

  1. encik
  2. enciks
  3. encina
  4. encinal
  5. encinas
  6. encincture
  7. encinctured
  8. encincturement
  9. encinctures
  10. encincturing
  11. encinder

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