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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Belted \Belt"ed\, adjective
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}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Belt \Belt\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Belted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Belting}.] To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.
A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.
They belt him round with hearts undaunted. --Wordsworth.
2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
belted
adjective: having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress" [ant: {unbelted}]
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