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BELLYBAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bellyband" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bellyband" is a kind of...):
band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))
