a. 1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted knight; a belted earl. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt. [ 1913 Webster ] Three men with belted brands. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] Belted cattle, cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of the body is black; -- called also blanketed cattle. [ 1913 Webster ]
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