A three-member Rotary team spelled the Latin word “cincture” — which means a cord or sash of cloth worn around an ecclesiastical vestment or the habit of a religious person — correctly and took home ...
The feast of Deposition (Placing) of the Holy Girdle (Cincture) of the Mother of God (September 13) has been celebrated on Mt. Athos with Byzantine solemnity. Hours-long services have been celebrated ...
Winter is on in Russia, or rather the foretaste of Russian winter. Not the hard frost that freezes away all moisture, but rain mixed with snow wind-driven against you. You can still stand outside for ...
- a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers ...
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