Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BELT, n. [Sax. belt; Sw. bält; Dan. bælte; L. balteus; Qu. Ir. balt, a welt. Class Bl.]

1. A girdle; a band, usually of leather, in which a sword or other weapon is hung.
2. A narrow passage, or strait between the isle of Zealand and that of Funen at the entrance of the Baltic, usually called the Great Belt. The Lesser Belt is the passage between the isle of Funen and the coast of Jutland.
3. A bandage or band used by surgeons for various purposes.
4. In astronomy, certain girdles or rings, which surround the planet Jupiter, are called belts.
5. A disease among sheep, cured by cutting off the tail, laying the sore bare, then casting mold on it, and applying tar and goose-grease. – Encyc.