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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.
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Origin of bellyband

First recorded in 1515–25; belly + band2

Words nearby bellyband

bellwether, Bellwood, bellwort, belly, bellyache, bellyband, bellyboard, belly bust, bellybutton, bellybutton surgery, belly dance
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How to use bellyband in a sentence

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

    Ulysses|James Joyce

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

    The Book of Gud|Dan Spain

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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