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🩹 A support band 🎒 A support strap 👗 A fashion belt
hip belt

hip belt

1 3.5
A narrow band worn around the hips to add style or hold clothing in place
  • noun
  • /hɪp bɛlt/
: cinturón de cadera
  • She wore a bright red hip belt that accentuated her fashionable outfit.

Examples

  • The hip belt helped keep her pants from slipping down while she danced.

  • She wore a stylish hip belt with her dress.

  • She chose a colorful hip belt to add style to her summer dress.

  • The hip belt helped keep his pants in place during the hike.

  • Many fashion trends feature a wide hip belt worn over long shirts or tunics.

  • The hip belts in the store are very colorful.

  • During the hike, he tightened his hip belt to ensure his backpack fit snugly.

Synonyms

belt
vship belt
515 1.0

A strip of material worn around the waist to hold up clothes

is worn lower near the top of the legs rather than at the middle
waistcloth
vship belt
  • Archaic
1 8.9

A piece of cloth tied around the waist to hold up a skirt or trousers

is worn lower near the top of the legs and is often narrow

How Wide

sash
22 4.0
belt
515 1.0
hip belt
1 3.5

Surface Forms

hip belt singular
hip belts plural

Morphology

hip + belt

The noun is transparently composed of 'hip' (the body area) + 'belt' (a strap or supportive band), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a belt worn at the hips to support or stabilize that area. This follows regular English noun–noun compounding and is cross-linguistically common, making the meaning predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

Hip belt comes from the simple idea of a belt worn low on the hips to change the look of clothes or to 'hold' them in place. The picture of a band sitting across the hips makes it easy to remember why it means a fashion belt used to style or keep clothing in place today.