cestus

ˈsɛstəs

cesti

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Definition of cestus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sports

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ancient Roman leather boxing glove

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The gladiator donned his cestus for the upcoming fight..

glove

mitt

mythical girdle

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magical girdle of Aphrodite inspiring love

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The goddess wore her cestus to charm the mortals.

belt

girdle

sash

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ancient Roman leather boxing glove

Origin of cestus

Latin, cestus (belt, girdle)

Examples of cestus in a sentence

The museum displayed an ancient cestus among other artifacts.
The cestus was said to hold great power.
Legends spoke of the cestus's enchanting abilities.

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French:ceste, ceinture d'Aphrodite, ...
German:römischer Boxhandschuh, Kestos, ...
Italian:cestus, cintura magica, ...
Spanish:cestus, cinturón mágico, ...
Portuguese:cestus, cinturão, ...
Chinese:拳套, 神奇腰带, ...
Japanese:古代ローマのボクシンググローブ, ケストス, ...
Arabic:قفاز ملاكمة روماني, حزام أفروديت السحري, ...
Hebrew:כְּפָפַת עוֹר רוֹמִית, אֵזוֹר, ...
Russian:цестус, чарующий пояс, ...
Ukrainian:цестус, магічний пояс, ...
Hindi:कस्टस, जादुई कमरबंद, ...
Bengali:প্রাচীন রোমান বক্সিং গ্লাভস, জাদুকরী বেল্ট, ...
Catalan:guant de boxa romà, cinturó màgic, ...
Czech:cestus, kestos, ...
Danish:romersk boksehandske, et cestus, ...
Dutch:Romeinse bokshandschoen, cestus, ...
Greek:ρωμαϊκό γάντι πυγμαχίας, ζώνη, ...
Hungarian:kesztusz, Aphrodité öve, ...
Khmer:ស្រោមដៃប្រដាល់ស្បែករបស់រ៉ូមបុរាណ, ខ្សែក្រវាត់វេទមន្តរបស់អាហ្វ្រូឌីតេ ដែលជំរុញឱ្យកើតសេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់, ...
Korean:로마 권투 장갑, 케스토스, ...
Persian:دستکش بوکس رومی, کمربند جادویی, ...
Polish:rzymska rękawica bokserska, magiczny pas, ...
Portuguese (BR):cestus, cinturão, ...
Romanian:cestus, brâu, ...
Swedish:romersk boxhandske, kestos, ...
Thai:ถุงมือหนังชกมวยโรมัน, เข็มขัดวิเศษ, ...
Turkish:Roma boks eldiveni, kemer, ...
Vietnamese:găng tay đấm bốc La Mã, dây thắt lưng ma thuật, ...

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