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Meaning of BELLYBAND

Pronunciation:  'belee`band

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
  2. [n]  a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
 
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 See Also: band, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.
 
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Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bit, blinders, blinds, breeching, bridle, caparison, cavesson, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, crownband, crupper, curb, gag swivel, girt, girth, hackamore, halter, hames, hametugs, harness, headgear, headstall, hip straps, horn, jaquima, jerk line, jockey, lines, martingale, noseband, pole strap, pommel, reins, ribbons, saddle, shaft tug, side check, snaffle, stirrup, surcingle, tack, tackle, trappings, tug, winker braces, yoke
 

 

 

 

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