Cinct'ūre, n.

(sĭnk't/yur, 53), n. [Lat. cinctura, from cingere, to gird, It. & Sp. cintura, Pr. centura, Fr. ceinture.] 1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body. He binds the sacred cincture round his breast. Pope.

2. That which encompasses or incloses; inclosure. “Within the cincture of one wall.” Bacon.
3. (Arch.) A ring or list at the top and bottom of a column, separating the shaft, at one end, from the base; at the other, from the capital. Gwilt.