cincture vs waistcloth

cincture

noun
  • A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment 

  • The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column. 

  • An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing 

verb
  • To encircle, or surround. 

  • To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting). 

waistcloth

noun
  • A cloth or garment worn around the waist. 

  • A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle. 

How often have the words cincture and waistcloth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )