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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.
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3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.
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Three men with belted brands. --Sir W.
Scott.
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{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}.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.
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They belt him round with hearts undaunted.
--Wordsworth.
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2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
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