5. (Arch.)
Defn: 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.
BELLY
Bel"ly, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bellied; p. pr. & vb. n. Bellying.]
Defn: To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.]
Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. Shak.
BELLY
Bel"ly, v. i.
Defn: To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.
The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.
BELLYACHE
Bel"ly*ache`, n.
Defn: Pain in the bowels; colic.
BELLYBAND
Bel"ly*band`, n.
1. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds the saddle or harness in place; a girth.