3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belt \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belted}; p. pr & vb n.
{Belting}.]
To encircle with or as with a belt; to encompass; to
surround.
A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.
They belt him round with hearts undaunted.
--Wordsworth.
2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Belted \Belt"ed\, a.
1. Encircled by or secured with a belt; as a belted plaid;
girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as a belted
knight; a belted earl.
2. Marked with a band or circle; as a belted stalk.
3. Worn in or suspended from the belt.
Three men with belted brands. --Sir W.
Scott.
{Belted cattle}, cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a
broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of
the body is black; -- called also {blanketed cattle}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
belted
adj : having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress" [ant: {unbelted}]
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