cinctures

Bands around middles

Cinctures are belts or girdles that encircle the waist, particularly those worn as part of religious or ceremonial dress.

A priest's cincture is the cord or sash tied around the alb.

More broadly, anything that encircles or encloses can be called a cincture: a cincture of mountains surrounding the valley.

The verb cincture means to gird or encircle.

belt

buckle

Frame-and-prong fastener

leatherTanned animal skin
waistbandGarment's upper rim
strapNarrow flexible binding material

fasten · cinch · girdle · sash · clasp · loops · tighten · webbing · notch · cord

encirclement

surround

Enclose on every side

ringClosed curve shape
enclosureConfined, bordered space
boundaryLine marking a limit

perimeter · band · circle · wall · fortification · encompass · gird · embrace · enclose · containment

ecclesiastical

vestment

Ceremonial religious garment

albLiturgical white robe
cassockFull-length clerical garment
habitSettled regular tendency

monk · priest · nun · liturgical · ordination · religious · rope · knotted · white · ceremony

Opposites

function/action

cinctureslooseners

Things that undo tightness

releases · unbelting · divestments · removals

garment structure

cincturesflowing robes

Loose draped garments

Family

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