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DictionaryRoot: balteus
Latin

balteus

girdle, sword belt

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Close view of brown leather belt threaded through jeans loops around a waist, buckle clear.
noun / verb

belt

BELT/belt/

A band that passes around something.

Etymology
beltLatingirdle, sword belt

The Latin word named a girdle or sword belt. Its waist-encircling, equipment-supporting function remains central to the English strap used to secure clothing or carry objects.

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