Belt (clothing)
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A belt is a flexible band or strap, typically made of leather, plastic, or heavy cloth, worn around the natural waist or near it. Belts are worn to keep clothing in place or for aesthetic reasons. The
A common black leather belt with a metal buckle
Medieval Islamic belt fittings, Eastern Iran, 900 AD (Khalili Collection)
Traditional silver waist belt worn by a Bhil community woman, Jhabua, India
A belt being worn on trousers. Three kinds of belt loops are visible: a loop sewn to the garment itself (middle), a keeper loop affixed to the belt (left), and a freely detachable loop (right)
Belt buckle
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A belt buckle is a buckle, a clasp for fastening two ends, such as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other. The word enters Middle English
Belt (clothing)
…common for men, with the exception of the early Middle Ages, late 17th century Mantua, and skirt/blouse combinations between 1901 and 1910. Art Nouveau belt buckles are now collector's items. In the latter half of the 19th century and until the First World War, the belt was a decorative as well as utilitarian part…
Frame-style buckle: A conventional belt buckle with single square frame and prong
Byzantine belt buckle from the late 6th or 7th century, with the chape to the right
A Ming dynasty white jade belt buckle with gold
Plate-style "buckle: Back side of original US Civil War buckle, showing bent-arrow chape-end attachment and single-hook mordant