BELT

Meaning

A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English belt, from Old English belt (“belt, girdle”), from Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆, from Proto-Germanic *baltijaz (“girdle, belt”), from Latin balteus (“belt, sword-belt”), of Etruscan origin. Cognate with Scots belt (“belt”), Dutch belt, German Balz (“belt”), Danish bælte (“belt”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk belte (“belt”), Swedish bälte (“belt, cincture, girdle, zone”), Faroese and Icelandic belti (“belt”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 14 recorded puzzles:

• 2026-07-10EBFLOTU
• 2026-07-04BAEHILT
• 2026-03-30TBELNOV
• 2025-11-23LBTOMNE
• 2025-10-12BACEILT
• 2025-03-03BATGELV
• 2024-09-19EBTIGLY
• 2024-08-23BAPLEOT
• 2024-04-25EBTIHLY
• 2024-03-06LBENOTV
• 2023-11-12LBEIMNT
• 2023-10-11ETBOLCI

+2 earlier appearances in the archive.