ceindre
Meanings
Verb
1. to gird, put on (clothes, which fit around a part of the body) (transitive)
2. to wrap round (transitive)
3. to don (an item of ceremonious clothing) (figuratively)
Examples5
Un mur ceignait la vieille ville.
A wall surrounded the old city.
Un mur ceint la ville.
A wall surrounds the city.
Un mur ceint la cité.
A wall surrounds the city.
Des douves ceignent le château.
A moat surrounds the castle.
Ô Canada, terre de nos aïeux,/ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux!
O Canada, land of our forefathers, thy brow is wreathed with glorious garlands!