sash belt

noun

Definitions

  1. A belt that is fastened by tying.

    • It can be worn with a sash belt as shown here, or with a buckle belt for a more formal look.
    • The advantages of sash belts are endless.
  2. The portion of a lap sash seatbelt that goes over the shoulder and down to the hip.

    • Over 90 per cent of these were of the lap-sash type in which the sash belt cannot be separated from the lap belt.
    • The relationship between sash belt force and the angle of recline of the sash also helped to explain other observations from the electronics results.
    • Always use a lap/sash belt rather than just a lap belt, and make sure the belt fits properly; the lap belt should sit over your child's hip and the sash belt should sit on the shoulder without touching the neck.
  3. A beaded strip of woven cloth that is suspended from above, used by Navajo women for…

    A beaded strip of woven cloth that is suspended from above, used by Navajo women for support during childbirth or to support a loom for weaving.

    • When I went somewhere to help, I made sure someone had hung up the sash belt or tied a rope to one of the crossbeams in the roof of the hogan.
    • When a woman gives birth she holds on to the Sash Belt and faces "the east direction in a kneeling position in a hogan."

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