DCHP-1 Online
belt Obs. 
1 n. Hist. a belt of shell beads used by eastern Indians, especially the Iroquois, as a mnemonic device for recording the terms of treaties etc. or as a mark of honor.
See also: belt of wampum
2 n. a belt or waistband, often of worsted and of bright design, as the L'Assomption sash, characteristic of French Canada and long identified with the voyageurs and Métis.
See also: L'Assomption sash sash