waist cinchers overlap with corsets in appearance and function. Belts that do hold up clothing work by friction and often take advantage of the narrow circumference...

Look up belt in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Belt or The Belt may refer to: Belt (clothing), a leather or fabric band worn around the waist Championship...

A garter is an article of clothing comprising a narrow band of fabric fastened about the leg to keep up stockings. In the eighteenth to twentieth centuries...

British English, a suspender belt, or suspenders for short, is a garment used to hold up stockings. This is called a garter belt in American English. There...

are more likely to have similar climates. The allusion was to a long clothing belt, as seen on a map. The usage has expanded to other climatic, economic...

Money belts are belts with secret compartments, often worn by tourists. One form of money belt is a belt with a pouch attached to the front which is worn...

The Sam Browne belt is a leather belt with a supporting strap that passes over the right shoulder, worn by military and police officers. It is named after...

"zunar" or "zonar"; Arabic: زنار zunār) was a distinctive belt or girdle, part of the clothing that Dhimmi (e.g. Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians) were...

A chastity belt is a locking item of clothing designed to prevent sexual intercourse or masturbation. Such belts were historically designed for women...

arts, the black belt is associated with expertise, but may indicate only competence, depending on the martial art. The use of colored belts is a relatively...

A belt buckle is a buckle, a clasp for fastening two ends, such as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled...

into clothing. Buffalo pouches may also be worn on the wrist or carried on the front of the chest via a neck strap or lanyard. Ötzi had a belt pouch...

made of reindeer Boagán, belt Four Winds hat (šávká or čiehgahpir), a traditional Sámi headgear Gákti, traditional Sámi clothing Liidni, traditional Sámi...

brimmed hats. Clothing is used for protection against injury in specific tasks and occupations, sports, and warfare. Fashioned with pockets, belts, or loops...

In military uniforms, a shoulder belt is a wide belt worn usually over the shoulder and across the body. With nearly all line infantry, skirmishers, light...

A zoster (Greek: ζωστήρ, zōstēr) was a form of girdle or belt worn by men and perhaps later by women in ancient Greece, from the Archaic period (c. 750 –...

(Greek: ζώνη zōnē, from ζώννυμι zōnnȳmi, "I gird") is a form of girdle or belt common in the ancient Eastern Mediterranean. In ancient Greece, the zone...

bondage plays they are commonly referred to as bondage belts, and also worn in fetish clothing. The belts are usually fastened with buckles and some by a locking...

living in England, the Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Danes, Normans and Britons, clothing in the medieval era differed widely for men and women as well as for different...

The belt hook is a device for fastening that predates the belt buckle. The earliest archaeological evidence of belt hooks date to the 7th century BCE...

A red belt is one of several colored belts used in some martial arts to either denote rank or differentiate opponents in a competition. Like the more commonly...

A police duty belt (sometimes referred to as a gun belt, "duty rig" and/or kit belt) is a belt, typically constructed of nylon or leather used by police...

ammunition belt Bands (neckwear), two pieces of cloth fitted around the neck as part of formal clothing for clergy, academics, and lawyers Belt (clothing), a...

century AD. The muse is shown in a long-sleeved garment with a high belt, clothing that was associated with tragic actors. Her wreath of vines and grapes...

A webbed belt, military belt, or skater belt is a type of belt, normally made of webbing, distinguished by its belt buckle design and lack of holes in...

Haramaki (腹巻, lit. 'bellyband') are items of Japanese clothing that cover the stomach. They are worn for health and fashion reasons. During the First Sino-Japanese...

originates directly from the Illyrian belt. Culture of Albania Plis Vest Qeleshe Albanian traditional clothing Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians:...

sleeve Bell-bottoms Bell-boy hat Bell-boy jacket Belly chain Belt (clothing) Belt buckle Belt hook Belted plaid Bench shirt Beonggeoji Beoseon Beret Bergère...

Clothing in ancient Greece refers to clothing starting from the Aegean bronze age (3000 BCE) to the Hellenistic period (31 BCE). Clothing in ancient Greece...

gloves used by ancient Greeks and Romans, also written Caestus A girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece A marriage girdle, given by a newly married...