encincture

[ en-singk-cher ]

verb (used with object)

, en·cinc·tured, en·cinc·tur·ing,

1. to gird or encompass with or as with a belt or girdle:

   A ring of hills encinctures the town.

Word History and Origins

Origin of encincture¹

First recorded in 1805–15; en- ¹ + cincture

Example Sentences

Encincture, en-singk′tūr, v.t. to surround with a girdle.—n. an enclosure.

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