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Webster 1913 Edition


Cest

Cest

(sĕst)
,
Noun.
[L.
cestus
: cf. OF.
ceste
.]
A woman’s girdle; a cestus.
[R.]
Collins.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cest

CEST

,
Noun.
A ladys girdle.

Definition 2024


čest

čest

See also: cest, CEST, cèst, česť, and c'est

Czech

Noun

čest f

  1. honor (US), honour (UK) (objectification of praiseworthiness)

Declension

Derived terms

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *čęstъ (dense, thick).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃêːst/

Adjective

čȇst (definite čȇstī, comparative čȅšćī, Cyrillic spelling че̑ст)

  1. frequent
  2. repeated, recurrent
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *čьstь.

Noun

čest f (Cyrillic spelling чест)

  1. Obsolete form of čast.
  2. (archaic) luck, happiness