Bible Encyclopedias
Cincture
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
is (1) a band or girdle; (2) the flat band, usually about three yards long and four inches broad, used to confine the clerical cassock round the waist. It is made of silk, serge, or stuff, and is commonly fringed at the ends with silk fringe. (See CINGULUM).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cincture'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cincture.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.