English to English

noun (n)

• a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers(noun.artifact)

  Synonym:
  girdle, sash, waistband, waistcloth
  

  source: wordnet30
• A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.(noun)

  source: webster1913