† cingling, vbl. n. Obs. rare—1.
[f. possible vb. cingle, f. prec.]
Girdling, tight-lacing.
| 1603 Florio Montaigne (1613) 133 To become slender in wast..what cingling, will they [women] not indure. |
† cingling, vbl. n. Obs. rare—1.
[f. possible vb. cingle, f. prec.]
Girdling, tight-lacing.
| 1603 Florio Montaigne (1613) 133 To become slender in wast..what cingling, will they [women] not indure. |
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