单词 | hip belt |
释义 | > as lemmaship belt hip belt n. a belt worn around the hips; spec. (a) one worn as part of a medieval suit of armour, and used to support a sword or other weapon (historical); (b) a belt on a backpack, etc., that fastens around the hips and is designed to help distribute weight from the shoulders to the hips (cf. hip strap n. (b)). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > body armour > [noun] > belts hip belt1847 trussing-bolster1910 1847 C. Boutell Monumental Brasses 28 Sustained by a hip-belt exhibiting a peculiar arrangement of straps, the long strait sword..hangs on the left front of the figure. 1875 Trewman's Exeter Flying Post 13 Oct. 3/4 Hip-belts became too common for the smallest Paris work-girl to wear. Only low Boulevardières and English ladies wear them now. 1914 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 12 Nov. 6/3 The coat itself is a severely simple style cut away at the front to show a hip-belt of navy blue bengaline. 1970 Times (San Mateo, Calif.) 17 Feb. (Sears Suppl.) (advt.) Aluminum-frame lightweight packbag... Frame and hip belt..25.50. a1974 G. Heyer My Lord John (1977) i. v. 87 A magnificent hip-belt was also promised; and the bascinet was to be fitted with an orle, for the better support of the great tilting-helm. 2003 New Yorker 24 Nov. 87/3 He'd shown Lynn how to position the hip belt, tighten the shoulder straps, and adjust the top tensioners. < as lemmas |
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