bellyband

American  

[bel-ee-band] / ˈbɛl iˌbænd /

noun

1. a band worn about the belly, as of a harnessed horse or of an infant to protect the navel.

2. a band of paper around a new book, usually printed with information about the book's contents and sometimes used instead of a book jacket.

3. a band of strong paper, plastic, tape, or the like, placed around a product or package to protect it during shipping, prevent it from opening, etc.

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bellyband British  

/ ˈbɛlɪˌbænd /

noun

1. a strap around the belly of a draught animal, holding the shafts of a vehicle

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Etymology

Origin of bellyband

First recorded in 1515–25; belly + band ²

Example Sentences

What better account of absolute monism could there be than this: "They want the bellyband of the universe to fit tight all the way round"?

From Time Magazine Archive

Every girl was sewing a red flannel bellyband for her favorite soldier, the theory being that it would keep out tropical fevers by day and the jungle damp by night.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Well, I'll soon be in the oyster parlor up to the bellyband," he said, full of the cheer of his prospect.

From The Duke Of Chimney Butte by Ivory, P. V. E. (Percy Van Eman)

I was found as a kid on the Woolamaloo Road, with a newspaper for a bellyband and a rubber tit in my mouth.

From The Kangaroo Marines by Campbell, R. W.

There is great danger of having the bellyband too tight, and, in the early weeks, it is often the cause of great discomfort—often interfering with the normal expansion of the stomach at meal time.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.