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belly

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Main Entry:
1bel·ly 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈbe-lē\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural bellies
Etymology:
Middle English bely bellows, belly, from Old English belg bag, skin; akin to Old High German balg bag, skin, Old English blāwan to blow — more at blow
Date:
before 12th century
1 a: abdomen 1 ; also : potbelly 1 b: the stomach and its adjuncts c: the undersurface of an animal's body ; also : hide from this part d: womb, uterus2: an internal cavity : interior3: appetite for food4: a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly5 a: the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle b: the part of a sail that swells out when filled with wind6: gut 1a(2)


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