ceinture

See also: ceinturé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ceinture. Doublet of cincture.

Noun

ceinture (plural ceintures)

  1. A belt or girdle.
    • 2018, Will Eaves, Murmur, Canongate, published 2018, page 96:
      Beneath the cape she wears a bell-sleeved purple gown with gold ceinture.

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ceinture, inherited from Latin cinctūra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛ̃.tyʁ/
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Noun

ceinture f (plural ceintures)

  1. belt (item of clothing)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romanian: centură

Further reading

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Old French

Etymology

From Latin cinctūra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sei̯nˈtyɾə/

Noun

ceinture oblique singular, f (oblique plural ceintures, nominative singular ceinture, nominative plural ceintures)

  1. belt

Descendants

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