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bellyband

[ bel-ee-band ]
/ ˈbɛl iˌbænd /
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noun

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

Nearby words

  1. belly-helve,
  2. belly-land,
  3. belly-slam,
  4. belly-wash,
  5. bellyache,
  6. bellyboard,
  7. bellybutton,
  8. bellybutton surgery,
  9. bellyful,
  10. belmondo

Origin of bellyband

First recorded in 1515–25; belly + band2
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Examples from the Web for bellyband

  • There before him sat a dear little widow knitting a bellyband for someone else's baby.

    The Book of Gud|Dan Spain

  • She was well primed with a good load of Delahunt's port under her bellyband.

    Ulysses|James Joyce
British Dictionary definitions for bellyband

bellyband

/ (ˈbɛlɪˌbænd) /

noun

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