bellyband
(noun) a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
bellyband
(noun) a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bellyband (plural bellybands)
(equestrianism) A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
(fashion, medicine) Various constrictive bands worn around the belly, particularly:
A band worn by expectant mothers to constrict and support the fetus.
A band worn by babies to protect the navel.
A haramaki: a band of cloth worn around the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost circulation.
(nautical) A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.
A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.
Source: Wiktionary
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.
2. A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
