praecinctura
From LSJ
ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
praecinctūra: ae, f. id.,
I a girding, girdle, Macr. S. 2, 3; Vitr. 10, 21 Schneid. N. cr.
