belt sizeadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈbɛlt sʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈbɛlt ˌsaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: belt n.¹, size n.¹

Etymology: < belt n.¹ + size n.¹

A. adj.

U.S. Designating a handgun designed (esp. in respect of its size) to be worn on a belt. Cf. belt gun n. at belt n.¹ Compounds 3. Now historical and somewhat rare.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [adjective] > attributes

buttless1828

self-cocking1837

belt size1858

stockless1886

sawed-off1898

multibarrel1899

multi-barrelled1907

sawn-off1915

1858 Rep. Secretary of War Contin. in Message President to Congr. II. ii. App. 1331 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (35th Congr., 2nd Sess.: Senate Executive Doc. 1, Pt. 3) III 8,076 Colt's pistols, belt size.

1887 Boston Daily Globe 12 Dec. 4/8 (advt.) 500 belt size, 38-calibre, 5-inch barrel, nickel-plated, metallic cartridge revolvers.

1935 F. W. Skiff Adventures in Americana ii. 13 A much battered Civil War musket and a cap-and-ball Colt belt-size revolver.

2005 C. G. Worman Gunsmoke & Saddle Leather i. 14/1 Jedediah Smith was armed with a pair of percussion, belt size pistols when he was killed by Indians in 1831.

B. n.

1. U.S. A handgun designed (esp. in respect of its size) to be worn on a belt. Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > types of

dag1587

key gun1607

pocket pistol1612

key pistol1663

holster-pistol1679

troop pistol1688

horse pistol1704

screw-barrel1744

saddle pistol1764

air pistol1780

Wogdon1786

belt pistol1833

dueller1835

Colt1838

tickler1844

Derringer1853

cocking pistol1858

belt size1866

bulldozer1880

saloon pistol1899

Luger1904

Police Positive1905

Steyr1920

Saturday-night pistol1929

muff pistol1938

PPK1946

Makarov1958

Saturday-night special1959

puffer1963

snub nose1979

snubby1981

1866 Harper's Weekly 17 Feb. 110/3 (advt.) The Belt Size carries the Army size Balls.

1882 Independent (N.Y.) 31 Aug. 19/4 (advt.) The Winchester model of 44 caliber; and the belt size, for frontier use.

1957 C. P. Russell Guns Early Frontiers iv. 216 This large-framed, long-barreled holster pistol..presumably was produced in 1838 or 1839 to meet the demand for a handgun having greater power than could be obtained from the earlier belt sizes made by Colt.

1992 R. L. Wilson Peacemakers ii. 72/2 The Colt had appeared first as the diminutive Pocket Paterson, followed by two belt sizes, and a holster size, in .28, .31, and .36 calibers respectively.

a. The size of a machine belt.

ΚΠ

1888 J. H. Cooper Treat. Use of Belting for Transmission of Power (ed. 3) Index 396/1 Calculations of belt size.

1943 Amer. Machinist 23 Dec. 117/2 The Econograph automatically keeps the design within economical limits, enabling the user to make the transition to different belt sizes without difficulty.

1990 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Jan. (Late ed.) c13/4 When Mr. Winner discovered that the drive belt was broken, he replaced it with an automotive fan belt, and then found ways to compensate for a slight difference in belt sizes.

2015 Farm Weekly (Nexis) 5 Mar. 46 The conveyor belts range from 10.7m through to 33.5m in length in various styles and belt sizes.

b. The size of belt required by a person; the size of a person's waist.Frequently with allusion to a person's weight; cf. belt hole n. (b) at belt n.¹ Compounds 3, belt notch n. at belt n.¹ Compounds 3.

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1939 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 24 Aug. 23/4 I made a belt and suspender set in Handicraft for Dad—but I can't remember..what his belt size is.

1979 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 5 July I wore my hair short then, and took a larger belt size.

1982 Washington Post 14 Jan. e1/2 I eat the [broccoli] stalks as crudités in my never-ending fight to keep my belt size from growing.

2011 L. Duval You Never Know v. 48 She..would have paid, if such things could be bought, to be long and lean like Tobias, five-feet-eleven and with not more than a thirty-four-inch belt size.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	belt size
释义	belt sizeadj.n. Brit. /ˈbɛlt sʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈbɛlt ˌsaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: belt n.¹, size n.¹ Etymology: < belt n.¹ + size n.¹ A. adj. U.S. Designating a handgun designed (esp. in respect of its size) to be worn on a belt. Cf. belt gun n. at belt n.¹ Compounds 3. Now historical and somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [adjective] > attributes buttless1828 self-cocking1837 belt size1858 stockless1886 sawed-off1898 multibarrel1899 multi-barrelled1907 sawn-off1915 1858 Rep. Secretary of War Contin. in Message President to Congr. II. ii. App. 1331 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (35th Congr., 2nd Sess.: Senate Executive Doc. 1, Pt. 3) III 8,076 Colt's pistols, belt size. 1887 Boston Daily Globe 12 Dec. 4/8 (advt.) 500 belt size, 38-calibre, 5-inch barrel, nickel-plated, metallic cartridge revolvers. 1935 F. W. Skiff Adventures in Americana ii. 13 A much battered Civil War musket and a cap-and-ball Colt belt-size revolver. 2005 C. G. Worman Gunsmoke & Saddle Leather i. 14/1 Jedediah Smith was armed with a pair of percussion, belt size pistols when he was killed by Indians in 1831. B. n. 1. U.S. A handgun designed (esp. in respect of its size) to be worn on a belt. Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > pistol > types of dag1587 key gun1607 pocket pistol1612 key pistol1663 holster-pistol1679 troop pistol1688 horse pistol1704 screw-barrel1744 saddle pistol1764 air pistol1780 Wogdon1786 belt pistol1833 dueller1835 Colt1838 tickler1844 Derringer1853 cocking pistol1858 belt size1866 bulldozer1880 saloon pistol1899 Luger1904 Police Positive1905 Steyr1920 Saturday-night pistol1929 muff pistol1938 PPK1946 Makarov1958 Saturday-night special1959 puffer1963 snub nose1979 snubby1981 1866 Harper's Weekly 17 Feb. 110/3 (advt.) The Belt Size carries the Army size Balls. 1882 Independent (N.Y.) 31 Aug. 19/4 (advt.) The Winchester model of 44 caliber; and the belt size, for frontier use. 1957 C. P. Russell Guns Early Frontiers iv. 216 This large-framed, long-barreled holster pistol..presumably was produced in 1838 or 1839 to meet the demand for a handgun having greater power than could be obtained from the earlier belt sizes made by Colt. 1992 R. L. Wilson Peacemakers ii. 72/2 The Colt had appeared first as the diminutive Pocket Paterson, followed by two belt sizes, and a holster size, in .28, .31, and .36 calibers respectively. 2. a. The size of a machine belt. ΚΠ 1888 J. H. Cooper Treat. Use of Belting for Transmission of Power (ed. 3) Index 396/1 Calculations of belt size. 1943 Amer. Machinist 23 Dec. 117/2 The Econograph automatically keeps the design within economical limits, enabling the user to make the transition to different belt sizes without difficulty. 1990 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 2 Jan. (Late ed.) c13/4 When Mr. Winner discovered that the drive belt was broken, he replaced it with an automotive fan belt, and then found ways to compensate for a slight difference in belt sizes. 2015 Farm Weekly (Nexis) 5 Mar. 46 The conveyor belts range from 10.7m through to 33.5m in length in various styles and belt sizes. b. The size of belt required by a person; the size of a person's waist.Frequently with allusion to a person's weight; cf. belt hole n. (b) at belt n.¹ Compounds 3, belt notch n. at belt n.¹ Compounds 3. ΚΠ 1939 Oak Leaves (Oak Park, Illinois) 24 Aug. 23/4 I made a belt and suspender set in Handicraft for Dad—but I can't remember..what his belt size is. 1979 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 5 July I wore my hair short then, and took a larger belt size. 1982 Washington Post 14 Jan. e1/2 I eat the [broccoli] stalks as crudités in my never-ending fight to keep my belt size from growing. 2011 L. Duval You Never Know v. 48 She..would have paid, if such things could be bought, to be long and lean like Tobias, five-feet-eleven and with not more than a thirty-four-inch belt size. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1858
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