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Webster 1913 Edition
Cestus
Ces′tus
,Noun.
[L.
cestus
girdle, Gr. [GREEK], lit., stitched, embroidered.] 1.
(Antiq.)
A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.
2.
(Zool.)
A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (
Cestus Veneris
) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form. Ces′tus
,Noun.
[L.
caestus
, and cestus
.] (Antiq.)
A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cestus
CESTUS
,Noun.