Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Belt \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Belting}.]
   To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to
   surround.

         A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.

         They belt him round with hearts undaunted.
                                                  --Wordsworth.

   2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]
      --Halliwell.

Belting \Belt"ing\, n.
   The material of which belts for machinery are made; also,
   belts, taken collectively.

Source : WordNet®

belting
     n : the material of which belts are made