belted en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɛltɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English belt Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English belted From belt + -ed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a garment) Fitted with a belt.
She was a doctor's receptionist, and wore a blouse and skirt under her belted mac.
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:And although we’ve certainly seen a variety of blue shades — from periwinkle to cobalt and even Dean Cain’s indigo-washed costume from the 1990’s TV show “Lois & Clark” — Superman’s uniform is still instantly recognizable across generations. In fact, there is only one film — Zack Snyder’s 2013 “Man of Steel” — in which Superman does not wear his iconic red belted trunks.
2025 February 21, Leah Dolan, “How the Superman ‘S’ became fashion’s favorite logo”, in CNN:Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S. Vandenberg explained to a House Appropriations subcommittee why the Air Force prefers suspenders: “A battle jacket with belted trousers is an unsightly appearing garment. Every time you lean over your shirt sticks out in back...”
1952 April 7, “The Way Things Are”, in Time:
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(not-comparable) Wearing a belt.
How the bayonets gleamed and glistened, as we looked far down, and listened To the trampling and the drum-beat of the belted grenadiers!
1875, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Grandmother’s Story of Bunker Hill Battle (As She Saw It from the Belfry):
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(not-comparable, of animals etc.) Characterized by a white band around the body.
Belted Galloway
the belted kingfisher
Belted Dutch cattle
Deriveds
belted l · belted Galloway · unbelted · belted earl · belted kingfisher · belted magnum · belted plaid · tie-belted · belted cable · bebelted · belted knight