belly

Definitions

1. 1.The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly. Underneath the belly of their steeds. Shak.
2. 2.The womb. [Obs.] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. Jer. i.
3. 3.4. 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, ship. Out of the belly of hell cried I. Jonah ii.
4. 4.5. (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.
5. 5.To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.] Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. Shak.
6. 6.To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is the under part of the body of animals, corresponding to the human belly. Underneath the belly of their steeds. Shak called?
• What is the womb. [Obs.] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee. Jer. i called?
• What is 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, ship. Out of the belly of hell cried I. Jonah ii called?
• What is to cause to swell out; to fill. [R.] Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. Shak called?
• What is to swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge. The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. Dryden called?