bellyband

Plural: bellybands

Noun

• a cloth band that is worn around the waist (as on infants until the navel has healed)
• a strap around the belly of a draft animal holding the shafts of a wagon
• A strap around the belly of a horse or other draft animal used to secure a saddle or the shafts of a cart.
• Various constrictive bands worn around the belly
• A band worn by expectant mothers to constrict and support the fetus.
• Various constrictive bands worn around the belly
• A band worn by babies to protect the navel.
• Various constrictive bands worn around the belly
• A haramaki: a band of cloth worn around the abdomen to preserve stomach qi and boost circulation.
• A band of canvas used to strengthen a sail.
• A type of dust jacket that covers only a portion of a book.