Meaning Of The Word Cestus
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Cestus Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Cestus?
cestus in American English 1
in ancient times, a woman's belt or girdle noun: a girdle or belt, esp. as worn by women of ancient Greece cestus in American English 2 a contrivance of leather straps, often weighted with metal, worn on the hand by boxers in ancient Rome noun: a hand covering made of leather strips and often covered with metal studs, worn by boxers cestus in British English 1 noun: the girdle of Aphrodite (Venus) decorated to cause amorousness cestus in British English 2 noun: (in classical Roman boxing) a pugilist's gauntlet of bull's hide loaded or studded with metal |
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