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|lshtext=<b>cestus</b>: (caest-) or -ŏs, i, m., = [[κεστός]]> (lit. stitched, [[embroidered]]; [[hence]],<br /><b>I</b> subst.; cf. Lidd. and Scott under [[κεστός]]>), a [[girdle]], [[tie]], [[belt]], [[girth]], [[strap]], [[Cato]], R. R. 25 Schneid. N. cr.; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 6.—Particularly, the [[girdle]] of [[Venus]], Mart. 6, 138; 6, 14; 14, 206 sq.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 69.<br /><b>cestus</b>: = [[caestus]],<br /><b>I</b> a [[boxer]]'s [[glove]]; v. [[caestus]].
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