ppl. a. Also † Circumcincted. [ad. L. circumcinct-us pa. pple. of circumcingĕre to gird about.] Girt about, begirt, encompassed.
So Circumcinction, Circumcincture, a begirding, a girdle; † Circumcinge v. [see above], to gird round, or about.
1599. A. M., trans. Gabelhouer’s Bk. Physicke, 184/2. This circumcinctione must we lace on the bare body of the Patient.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Circumcinct, compassed or girt about.
1657. Tomlinson, Renou’s Disp., 293. Boughs, circumcinged with flowers. Ibid., 303. Globular heads circumcincted with pricks.
1657. Phys. Dict., Circumcinge, environ, encompass about, or round.
1884. T. Kerslake, in Athenæum, 9 Feb., 187/3. The natural precipitous circumcincture of the promontory.
