Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A broad sash used to confine a cassock at the waist: more commonly called a cincture.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A fluorescent light in the form of a ring

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Examples

  • Dubbed ‘Trex’, the lamp has a soft and stunning aesthetic and utilizes efficient, eco-friendly circline fluorescent bulbs.

    Diane Pham | Inhabitat 2010

  • Dubbed ‘Trex’, the lamp has a soft and stunning aesthetic and utilizes efficient, eco-friendly circline fluorescent bulbs.

    Karim Rashid Unveils Beautiful Energy Efficient "Trex" Lamps | Inhabitat 2010

  • Fluorescent bulbs, which include linear, U-tube and circline fluorescent tubes, bug zappers, tanning bulbs, black lights, germicidal bulbs, high output bulbs, and cold-cathode fluorescent bulbs;

    Politics.ie 2010

  • TTF [33KB] 1473. circle/Circle black&white. ttf [17KB] 1474. circle/Circle blackandwhite. txt [1006 bytes] 1475. circline/CIRCLB__.

    BTJunkie - All 2009

  • The contours of the lamp’s heat-molded diffuser act to enhance the brightness of the two low-watt circline fluorescent bulbs within while creating a compelling illumination that exaggerates the shadows on the design surface itself.

    Karim Rashid Unveils Beautiful Energy Efficient "Trex" Lamps | Inhabitat 2010

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