Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Belted"

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) 1.7 (wn)

belted
adj : having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress" [ant: {unbelted}]


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