[Heb. abnēt, a belt, Lev. viii. 13.] 1. Jewish Antiq. ‘A band made of fine linen, and used to bind as a girdle about the body of persons in authority, especially the Jewish priests.’ Kitto, Cycl. Bib. Lit. (1849), 19.
1707. Phillips, Abanet or Abnet (Heb.) a sort of Girdle that Priests wore among the Jews.
† 2. Hence, Surg. A girdle-like bandage. Obs.
1802. Turton, Med. Gloss.
1853. Mayne, Exp. Lex.
