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ˈsɛs təsces·tus
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Wiktionary
cestusnoun
A leather fighting glove, frequently weighed with metal.
Etymology: From cestus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CESTUSnoun
The girdle of Venus.
Etymology: Latin.
Venus, without any ornament but her own beauties, not so much as her own cestus. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 425.
Webster Dictionary
Cestusnoun
a girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love
Cestusnoun
a genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form
Cestusnoun
a covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron
Etymology: [L. cestus girdle, Gr. , lit., stitched, embroidered.]
Wikidata
Cestus
A cestus is an ancient battle glove, sometimes used in pankration. They were worn as are today's boxing gloves, but were made with leather strips and sometimes filled with iron plates or fitted with blades or spikes, and used as weapons.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Cestus
a girdle worn by Greek and Roman women, specially the girdle of Aphrodité, so emblazoned with symbols of the joys of love that no susceptible soul could resist the power of it; it was borrowed by Hera to captivate Zeus.
Mythology
Cestus
(Ces′tus), the girdle of Venus, which excited irresistible affection.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cestus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cestus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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