单词 | hunger-belt |
释义 | > as lemmashunger-belt hunger-belt n. a belt worn round the abdomen, and continually tightened to alleviate the pangs of hunger. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > for specific purpose call belt1686 hunger-belt1846 waist-scarf1853 suicide belt1974 1846 J. L. Stokes Discov. Austral. II. xii. 395 Mr. Pasco..had obtained from them a hunger belt, composed of wallaby furs. 1865 Daily Tel. 21 Dec. 7/1 'Tis a device of savages to cheat an empty stomach, and is called ‘the hunger belt’. < as lemmas |
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