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belted

verb
/ˈbɛltɪd/

Etymology

From belt + -ed.

  1. derived from balteus — “belt, sword-belt”
  2. inherited from *baltijaz✻ — “girdle, belt”
  3. inherited from *baltī̆✻
  4. inherited from belt
  5. inherited from belt
  6. formed as belted — “belt + -ed”

Definitions

  1. simple past and past participle of belt

  2. Fitted with a belt.

    • She was a doctor's receptionist, and wore a blouse and skirt under her belted mac.

  3. Wearing a belt.

    • How the bayonets gleamed and glistened, as we looked far down, and listened To the trampling and the drum-beat of the belted grenadiers!
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Characterized by a white band around the body.

      • Belted Dutch cattle
      • Belted Galloway
      • the belted kingfisher

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA