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bellyband

noun

Etymology

From belly + band. As a Japanese article of clothing, a calque of Japanese 腹巻き (haramaki).

  1. derived from *bʰendʰ-✻
  2. derived from *bandiz✻
  3. derived from *bend✻
  4. derived from banda
  5. derived from bande
  6. derived from band
  7. formed as bellyband — “belly + band”

Definitions

  1. A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the…

    A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.

  2. Various constrictive bands worn around the belly

  3. A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.

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