belt

worn band or braid, usually around the waist or hips

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A belt is a band or braid of material that you wear around your waist or hips, typically to hold up clothing or as a fashion accessory. Belts matter because they serve both practical purposes—keeping pants or skirts in place—and aesthetic ones, allowing people to express their style and complete an outfit.

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A common black leather belt with a metal buckle Medieval Islamic belt fittings, Eastern Iran, 900 AD (Khalili Collection) A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, plastic, or heavy cloth, worn around the natural waist or near it (as far down as the hips). The ends of a belt are free, and a buckle is often used to form the belt into a loop by securing one end to another part of the belt, at or near the other end, though they may also be without a buckle and be simply tied using some form of knot. Often, the resulting loop is smaller than the hips. Belts come in many lengths because of the variety in waist sizes, and when they have a buckle, some belts can be adjusted at it to suit the wearer's waist. It can also be used as a weapon of discipline by parents and sometimes used as a symbol of child abuse in some cases.

Traditional silver waist belt worn by a Bhil community woman, Jhabua, India