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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.

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.

d out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of her. Blanket cattle. See Belted cattle, under Belted.

lso, including all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules, asses, and swine. Belted cattle, Black cattle. See under Belted, Black. -- Cattle guard, a trench under a railroad track and alongside a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to prevent cattle from getting upon the track. -- cattle lo…

A belted waist resembling a shirt in plainness of cut and style, worn by women or children; -- in England called a blouse.

A costume consisting of a plain belted waist and skirt of the same material.