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cincture

cincture is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. "Within the cincture of one wall." Bacon.
  2. 2.(Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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