cestus
καὶ ποταμοὺς τινας διαβάντες ἐν μεγίστῃ παρεγινόμεθα κώμῃ → and having crossed some rivers we reached a very large village
Latin > English
cestus cestus N M :: boxing-glove, strip of leather weighted with lead/iron tied to boxer's hands
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cestus: (caest-) or -ŏs, i, m., = κεστός (lit. stitched, embroidered; hence,
I 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.
cestus: = caestus,
I a boxer's glove; v. caestus.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) cestus (-os), ī, m. (κεστός), ceinture, sangle, courroie : Varro R. 1, 8, 6 || ceinture de Vénus : Mart. 6, 13, 8.
(2) cestŭs, ūs, m., v. cæstus.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) cestus1 u. -os, ī, m. (κεστός, gestickt, sc. ἱμάς), Riemen, Gürtel, Gurt, Varr. r. r. 1, 8, 6. – Jnsbes., der Gürtel der Venus, der Liebe erregen soll, Mart. 6, 13, 8; 14, 206 u. 207; vgl. Serv. Verg. Aen. 5, 69. Auson. perioch. Iliad. 14.
(2) cēstus2, ūs, m., s. 1. caestus.
