What does "cincture" mean?
Cincture: That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. "Within the cincture of one wall." Bacon.
Additional senses
- 2.(Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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