English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Belt
(n.)
A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and the Lesser
Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.
Belt
(n.)
A token or badge of knightly rank.
Belt
(n.)
A band of leather, or other flexible substance, passing
around two wheels, and communicating motion from one to the other.
Belt
(n.)
A band or stripe, as of color, round any organ; or any
circular ridge or series of ridges.
Belt
(v. t.)
To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to
surround.
Belt
(v. t.)
To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep.
Beltane
(n.)
The first day of May (Old Style).
Beltane
(n.)
A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May,
in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It still exists
in a modified form in some parts of Scotland and Ireland.
Belted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Belt
Belted
(a.)
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.
Belted
(a.)
Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.
Belted
(a.)
Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.
Beltein
(n.)
Alt. of Beltin
Beltin
(n.)
See Beltane.
Belting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Belt
Belting
(n.)
The material of which belts for machinery are made; also,
belts, taken collectively.
Beluga
(n.)
A cetacean allied to the dolphins.
Belute
(v. t.)
To bespatter, as with mud.
Beluted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Belute
Beluting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Belute