Belted

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:06:01

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.

2.

Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.

3.

Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.

Three men with belted brands. Sir W. Scott.

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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