Home › Words › S › surcinglesurcingle/ˈsɜːsɪŋɡ(ə)l/surcingle means A long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in place a blanket, pack or saddle on an animal.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, surcingle ranks #457 of 42,747 for Qualifying.surcingle is pronounced /ˈsɜːsɪŋɡ(ə)l/.EtymologyFrom Old French surcengle, formed with sur (“over”) and cengle (“girdle”).nounA long unpadded strap to pass over and keep in place a blanket, pack or saddle on an animal.A piece of tack wrapped around the belly of a horse, to use when longeing.A girdle to fasten a garment, especially a cassock.verbTo fasten with a surcingle.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.surcingled 73% match — Contained in a surcingle. vs surcingle →belt 67% match — A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. vs surcingle →cringle 66% match — A short piece of rope, arranged as a grommet around a metal ring, used to attach tackle to a sail etc. vs surcingle →encincture 66% match — A cincture or girdle. vs surcingle →cinching 65% match — A fastening. vs surcingle →engirdle 65% match — To encircle as if with a girdle. vs surcingle →cingle 63% match — A kind of belt or other girdle. vs surcingle →begirdle 62% match — To encircle or surround, as with a girdle. vs surcingle →