a leather belt

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• Iskeem (Leather Belt) — A leather belt that a monk fastens round his waist when he lives in solitude. A monk wears such a belt following the recite of special prayers. A monk that wears the Iskeem is ought to present exceeding prayers, fastings, and kneelings than an… …   Dictionary of church terms

• Belt — can refer to the following objects: *Belt (clothing), a part of clothing worn around the waist to hold trousers up or as a fashion accessory. *Police duty belt, a belt worn by police officers, which holds all the equipment they need to conduct… …   Wikipedia

• Belt (mechanical) — For other belts, see Belt (disambiguation). A pair of vee belts …   Wikipedia

• Belt (clothing) — A common, black leather belt A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather or heavy cloth, and worn around the waist. A belt supports trousers or other articles of clothing. History Belts have been documented for male clothing… …   Wikipedia

• belt — noun 1 narrow piece of leather, etc. worn around the waist ADJECTIVE ▪ narrow, wide ▪ thick ▪ leather ▪ chain, studded …   Collocations dictionary

• belt — belt1 W3S2 [belt] n [: Old English;] 1.) a band of leather, cloth etc that you wear around your waist to hold up your clothes or for decoration ▪ He unbuckled his leather belt. 2.) a large area of land that has particular features or where… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• leather — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick, thin ▪ soft ▪ shiny ▪ worn ▪ black ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• Belt — (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. b[ a]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady s belt; a sword belt. [1913 Webster] The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Belt lacing — Belt Belt (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw. b[ a]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael. balt border, belt.] 1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle; as, a lady s belt; a sword belt. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• belt — ► NOUN 1) a strip of leather or other material worn round the waist to support or hold in clothes or to carry weapons. 2) a continuous band in machinery that transfers motion from one wheel to another. 3) a strip or encircling area: the asteroid… …   English terms dictionary

• belt — [belt] n. [OE, akin to OHG balz, ult. < L balteus < ? Etr] 1. a strip or band of leather or other material worn around the waist to hold clothing up, support tools, etc., or as an ornament or sign of rank: see also SAFETY BELT 2. any… …   English World dictionary