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  1. Wearing a belt; specifically, wearing a distinctive belt, as a knight. A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that. Burns, For A' That. The melodramatic attitude of a general, belted and plumed, with a glittering staff of officers at his orders. De Quincey, Essenes, ii. With puff'd cheek the belted hunter blew. Tennyson, Palace of Art.
  2. Marked or adorned with a band or circle: as, a belted stalk; the belted kingfisher.
  3. Worn in the belt, or hanging from the belt: said especially of a sword the sheath of which is secured permanently to the belt. Three men with belted brands. Scott. He was dressed in his pontifical robes, with a belted sword at his side. Prescott, Ferd. and Isa., ii. 21.

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  • Since the battle at the Spirit Gate, she kept the sword belted at her side—a dull ache, a constant reminder of her responsibilities. —  Witch Star.htm
  • Actually, Turek had little choice in the matter; the sword belted tightly to his side made sitting impossible. —  Cascade Point
  • He was a stocky man in a black robe over mail-and-lamellar armor, with a poleax in his hands and a heavy broadsword belted at his waist. —  Map.html
  • With some dismay, Morwen noted that Cimorene now had a small pack slung over one shoulder and a slim sword belted to her waist. —  Calling on Dragons
  • Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials, and I won't say anything. —  (sp)infocalypse
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