< University of Manchester, Lexis of Cloth & Clothing Project, Search Result For: 'cinctor'
| Skip to main content | Skip to navigation | Skip to Search |

[University home]

The Lexis of Cloth and Clothing Project
    Expand All     Collapse All     Print Page

cinctor

.
Searchable Lemmata: cinctor (L).
Alternate Forms: cinctorem. Unique.

    Definitions and Defining Citations:

1(n.) ; girdle or a girdle-wearer. Cf. cincture.(circa 1382)
1. Minores induerent pannum viliorem / et de corda cannabi induerent cinctorem ... inter fratres griseos sic est ordinatum Ecclesiastic/Regula, Poetic. (Contra regligiosos 92) [DMLBS Mon. Francisc. (I 595) 1382]
c.f.: cincture, cinctus
L.
Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.

    Etymological Evidence:

Definite, Classical Latin cinctor 'girdled, one who wears a girdle', found as an equivalent of Greek ζωστός 'girdled'. Cf cincture.
WF: Borrowed into the British Isles
Etym Cog:
References:
Skip to main content Skip to navigation