as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
the designer's dresses typically are accessorized with eye-catching ceintures
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Recent Examples of ceinture
The carnival is known in part for its mascot, Bonhomme, a snowman with a red hat, black buttons and the characteristic French Canadian ceinture fléchée, a type of sash.
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Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Woven belt bags featuring a panoply of buckles date to the founding of the brand in 2021; earlier this year Larsson was invited by Gucci Continuum to collaborate with the brand and create her signature bag using the Italian brand’s ceintures.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
Woven belt bags featuring a panoply of buckles date to the founding of the brand in 2021; earlier this year Larsson was invited by Gucci Continuum to collaborate with the brand and create her signature bag using the Italian brand’s ceintures.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ceinture
Noun
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The driver seat dives well below the belt line offering a sporty position, and overall visibility is great.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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After being stuck on a boss, eternally forced to run back and replay swaths of danger for just another slim shot at winning, overcoming most challenges feels less like triumph and more like someone’s mercifully loosened the belt around your neck.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Princess Kate also wore earrings that belonged to the late Queen Elizabeth, as well as the Royal Family Order of King Charles III and the Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II, along with the Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order star and sash.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ditto for the sash details on several looks.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nearby balconies were draped with black ribbons.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This inexpensive and easy craft just requires a small chalkboard, a little extra paint, and a pretty ribbon.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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On the flip side, some influencers have posted images of them wearing Skims' retro girdle as a sole outfit, subverting the 1950s connotation of undergarments as visible only to one's husband, said Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, professor of gender at Case Western Reserve University.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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The old oil town, with its beige parking garages that form a girdle around nondescript towers in gray and black — Bank of Oklahoma, Cherokee Federal — was exactly the kind of American city that filled me with dread.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Vestments: amice, alb, cincture, and simple white miter.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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The institution has a lot of baggage, as any organization with nearly two millennia and a few crusades under its cincture is bound to have.—
J.P. Brammer,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Ceinture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ceinture. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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