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Webster 1913 Edition
Belly
Bel′ly
(bĕl′ly̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Bellies
(-lĭz)
. 1.
That part of the human body which extends downward from the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or intestines; the abdomen.
☞ Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were called bellies; – the lower belly being the abdomen; the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the head.
Dunglison.
2.
The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly.
Underneath the
belly
of their steeds. Shakespeare
3.
The womb.
[Obs.]
Before I formed thee in the
belly
I knew thee. Jer. i. 5.
4.
The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part;
as, the
. belly
of a flask, muscle, sail, shipOut of the
belly
of hell cried I. Jonah ii. 2.
5.
(Arch.)
The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.
Belly doublet
, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down so as to cover the belly.
Shak.
– Belly fretting
, the chafing of a horse’s belly with a girth.
Johnson.
– Belly timber
, food.
[Ludicrous]
Prior.
– Belly worm
, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly (stomach or intestines).
Johnson.
Bel′ly
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bellied
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Bellying
.] To cause to swell out; to fill.
[R.]
Your breath of full consent
bellied
his sails. Shakespeare
Bel′ly
,Verb.
I.
To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
The
bellying
canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Belly
BEL'LY
,Noun.
1.
That part of the human body which extends from the breast to the thighs, containing the bowels. It is called also the abdomen or lower belly, to distinguish it from the head and breast, which are sometimes called bellies, from their cavity.2.
The part of a beast, corresponding to the human belly.3.
The womb. Jer. 1.5.4.
The receptacle of food; that which requires food, in opposition to the back. Whose god is their belly. Phil.3.
5.
The part of any thing which resembles the human belly in protuberance or cavity, as of a harp or a bottle.6.
Any hollow inclosed place; as the belly of hell, in Jonah.7.
In scripture, belly is used for the heart. Prov.18.8. 20.30.John 7.38. Carnal lusts, sensual pleasure. Rom.16.18. Phil.3.19. The whole man. Tit.1.12.BEL'LY
,Verb.
T.
BEL'LY
,Verb.
I.
1.
To strut.