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belt

/ˈbelt/BELT
/ˈbɛlt/BELT

Meaninga girdle

Common meaning: a band worn round the waist

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbelt‘ger. palz, balz, m? a girdle’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbeltsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsger. palz, balz, m? a girdle → a band worn round the waistbelt‘a band worn round the waist’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English belt ‘a girdle’.

Roots

  • belt Old English “a girdle”

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