cincture /ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestmentIn one, dated eighteen years ago, he appeared, wearing only sandals and a cincture of vine leaves, between two classical garden statues. — 1988 •The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. •An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing verb2 •To encircle, or surround. •To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting). formscinctured · cincturing · cinctures