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A belly chain or waist chain is a type of body jewelry worn around the waist
Waist

The waist is the part of the Human abdomen between the rib cage and Hip . On proportionate people, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso....
. Some belly chains attach to a navel piercing
Navel piercing

Navel piercing is a type of body piercing. It may heal quickly and with no problems, like an ear piercing, or may heal more like a surface piercing with the associated piercing migration extended healing time....
; these are also called "pierced belly chains". They are made of silver
Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal....
 or gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
. Sometimes a thread is used around waist instead of a chain.

>belly chain is a restraint
Physical restraint

Physical restraint refers to the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, shackles, straitjackets, ropes, straps, or other forms of physical restraint....
 worn by prisoner
Prisoner

Prisoner may refer to one of the following:* A person incarcerated in a prison, jail, or similar facility* Prisoner of war, a soldier in wartime, held as by an enemy...
s, consisting of a chain
Chain

In most meanings chain is a sequence of connected links of some kind.Chain may refer to:* A physical, literal chain* Chain , unit of length...
 around the waist
Waist

The waist is the part of the Human abdomen between the rib cage and Hip . On proportionate people, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso....
, to which the prisoner's hands may be chained or cuffed
Handcuffs

Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists close together. They comprise two halves, linked together by a Link chain, hinge or in the case of rigid cuffs, a bar....
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A belly chain or waist chain is a type of body jewelry worn around the waist
Waist

The waist is the part of the Human abdomen between the rib cage and Hip . On proportionate people, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso....
. Some belly chains attach to a navel piercing
Navel piercing

Navel piercing is a type of body piercing. It may heal quickly and with no problems, like an ear piercing, or may heal more like a surface piercing with the associated piercing migration extended healing time....
; these are also called "pierced belly chains". They are made of silver
Silver

Silver is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal....
 or gold
Gold

Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and atomic number 79. It is a highly sought-after precious metal, having been used as money, as a store of value, in jewelry, in sculpture, and for ornamentation since the beginning of recorded history....
. Sometimes a thread is used around waist instead of a chain.

As restraint

A belly chain is a restraint
Physical restraint

Physical restraint refers to the practice of rendering people helpless or keeping them in captivity by means such as handcuffs, shackles, straitjackets, ropes, straps, or other forms of physical restraint....
 worn by prisoner
Prisoner

Prisoner may refer to one of the following:* A person incarcerated in a prison, jail, or similar facility* Prisoner of war, a soldier in wartime, held as by an enemy...
s, consisting of a chain
Chain

In most meanings chain is a sequence of connected links of some kind.Chain may refer to:* A physical, literal chain* Chain , unit of length...
 around the waist
Waist

The waist is the part of the Human abdomen between the rib cage and Hip . On proportionate people, the waist is the narrowest part of the torso....
, to which the prisoner's hands may be chained or cuffed
Handcuffs

Handcuffs are restraint devices designed to secure an individual's wrists close together. They comprise two halves, linked together by a Link chain, hinge or in the case of rigid cuffs, a bar....
. Sometimes the ankles are also connected by means of longer chains. Such restraints are often used in the U.S. in court rooms, or for transporting prisoners, or in other public situations as a safeguard against escape.

See also

  • Chatelaine (chain)
    Chatelaine (chain)

    Chatelaine is a decorative Belt hook or clasp worn at the waist with a series of Link chains suspended from it. Each chain is mounted with a useful household appendage such as scissors, thimble, watch, Key , vinaigrette, household seal, etc......
  • Necklace
    Necklace

    A necklace is an article of jewellery which is worn around the neck. Necklaces are frequently formed from a metal chain, often attached to a locket or pendant....
  • Waist cincher
    Waist cincher

    A waist cincher is a belt worn around the waist to make the wearer's waist physically smaller, or to create the illusion of being smaller....