Definition for SUR'CIN-GLE

SUR'CIN-GLE, n. [Fr. sur, upon, and L. cingulum, a belt.]

  1. A belt, band or girth which passes over a saddle, or over anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.
  2. The girdle of a cassoc. – Marvel.

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