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Belt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Belted; p. pr. & vb. n. Belting.] 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.
2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
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Belt·ed a.
1. 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.
2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.
3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.
Three men with belted brands. --Sir W. Scott.
Belted cattle, cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of the body is black; -- called also blanketed cattle.
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belted
adj : having or provided with a belt; "a belted dress" [ant: unbelted]