nounplural noun ceintures/sãˈtjʊə/

• A girdle or belt.

  ‘The corners are gathered together in a rosette and knotted along the ceinture so as to overlap slightly, while the lower end floats free.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘It is worn from the ceinture in front, and looks much like a row of very elongated little bells, which clash together with a musical tinkle at every movement of the wearer.’
  • ‘Most recognizable were the brightly colored, woven sashes, or ceintures.’
  • ‘She forms a knot in Guigemar's chemise that only she can untie, and he places a ceinture around her waist that only he can unfasten.’
  • ‘I asked her to consult the evidence of her eyes, and whether such a costume, braided hair with jewels, and an embroidered gown with rich ceinture, had at all a manly appearance.’

  Synonyms

  girdle, sash, strap, cummerbund, waistband, band, girth