Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a belt (article of clothing).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective resembling a belt around something

Etymologies

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belt +‎ -like

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Examples

  • The paramedic, in describing what he had seen, mentioned the victim was bound with electrical cords around the wrists and ankles, and a “tannish cloth beltlike article” was around her neck.

    POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990

  • The paramedic, in describing what he had seen, mentioned the victim was bound with electrical cords around the wrists and ankles, and a “tannish cloth beltlike article” was around her neck.

    POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990

  • The paramedic, in describing what he had seen, mentioned the victim was bound with electrical cords around the wrists and ankles, and a “tannish cloth beltlike article” was around her neck.

    POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990

  • The paramedic, in describing what he had seen, mentioned the victim was bound with electrical cords around the wrists and ankles, and a “tannish cloth beltlike article” was around her neck.

    POSTMORTEM Patricia Cornwell 1990

  • "Korpergewichte (Body Weights)" is a beltlike loop of canvas, about a dozen feet long, that two people stand inside, counterbalancing each other's weight, while "Sehkanal (Sight Channel)" is slipped over the heads of two people standing about a dozen feet apart to create a private line of vision.

    NYT > Home Page By MARTHA SCHWENDENER 2011

  • Use only broad, beltlike materials to attach the bracing to the trunk to help prevent rubbing injuries.

    JournalStar.com - News Articles 2009

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