Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUR'CIN-GLE
SUR'CIN-GLE, n. [Fr. sur, upon, and L. cingulum, a belt.]
- A belt, band or girth which passes over a saddle, or over anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.
- The girdle of a cassoc. – Marvel.
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