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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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