Bellyband

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bellyband \Bel"ly*band`\, n.
     1. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds
        the saddle or harness in place; a girth.
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     2. A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.


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     3. (Naut.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bellyband
       n 1: a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants
            until the navel has healed)
       2: a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the
          shafts of a wagon

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  52 Moby Thesaurus words for "bellyband":
     back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bit, blinders, blinds,
     breeching, bridle, caparison, cavesson, checkrein, cheekpiece,
     chinband, cinch, collar, crownband, crupper, curb, gag swivel,
     girt, girth, hackamore, halter, hames, hametugs, harness, headgear,
     headstall, hip straps, horn, jaquima, jerk line, jockey, lines,
     martingale, noseband, pole strap, pommel, reins, ribbons, saddle,
     shaft tug, side check, snaffle, stirrup, surcingle, tack, tackle,
     trappings, tug, winker braces, yoke