Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as ceint.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A cincture, girdle, or belt; -- chiefly used in English as a dressmaking term.

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  • Discover 58 more references to the French word ceinture in books, including:

    ceinture - French Word-A-Day 2006

  • Discover 58 more references to the French word ceinture in books, including:

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Discover 58 more references to the French word ceinture in books, including:

    French Word-A-Day: 2006

  • Discover 58 more references to the French word ceinture in books, including:

    ceinture - French Word-A-Day 2006

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    French Word-A-Day: 2005

  • Hear my son Max pronounce the word ceinture: Download ceinture.wav

    ceinture - French Word-A-Day 2005

  • Hear my son Max pronounce the word ceinture: Download ceinture. wav

    French Word-A-Day: 2005

  • Hear my son Max pronounce the word ceinture: Download ceinture. wav

    ceinture - French Word-A-Day 2005

  • Hear my son Max pronounce the word ceinture: Download ceinture. wav

    French Word-A-Day: 2005

  • He tells himself a story in which an astray (le cendrier) breaks up with his girfriend, the belt (la ceinture) in order to take up with another femme, the spoon (la cuiller).

    boss 2008

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