To gird with a belt; specifically, to invest with a distinctive belt, as in knighting some one.
To fasten or secure with a belt; gird: as, to belt on a sword.
To encircle; surround as if with a belt or girdle.
To strike with or as with a belt; strap; flog.
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In a war-ship, the side of the vessel, in the vicinity of the water-line, protected by external armor-plating. A complete belt is one in which the armor extends from stem to stern: a partial belt extends over only part of the length.
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In archery, a strap for suspending the quiver: usually worn round the waist of the archer.
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A broad flat strip or strap of leather or other flexible material, used to encircle the waist; a girdle; cincture; zone; band.
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Any broad band or strip of leather or other flexible material, designed to pass round anything, with its ends joined.
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Any broad band or stripe or continuous broad line distinguished in color or otherwise from adjacent objects, and encircling or appearing to encircle something.
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In masonry, a band or string-course.
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That which restrains or confines like a girdle.
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A disease among sheep