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<p><a href="page.php?w=Image%3AAnglican_priest_vested_in_an_alb%2C_cincture_and_purple_stole.jpg">thumb</a>A <a href="page.php?w=Belt_%28clothing%29">belt</a> without a buckle, especially if a cord or rope, is called a <b>girdle</b> in various contexts, especially historical ones, where girdles were a very common part of everyday clothing from antiquity until perhaps the 15th century, especially for women.  Most girdles were practical pieces of costume to hold other pieces in place, but some were loose and essentially for decoration. Among the elite</p><p>
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