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Belt

/bɛlt/
A long strip of leather, cloth, or other material worn around the waist, often with a buckle, to hold or support clothing.

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Examples:

On their belts, the soldiers each have a few utility devices.

I snap the knife back onto my belt.

He unbuckled his belt and nonchalantly pointed toward the bathroom.

Etymology:

etymology
The word belt originates from Middle English belt, borrowed from Old English bælt. It can be traced further back to Proto-Germanic *baltaz, meaning belt, and Proto-Indo-European *bhel-, which means to shine or bright cloth.

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