cestusn.¹

Brit.

/ˈsɛstəs/, U.S.

/ˈsɛstəs/

Forms: Also cestos.

Etymology: < Latin cestus, < Greek κεστός; properly verbal adjective, ‘stitched’.

a. A belt or girdle for the waist; particularly that worn by a bride in ancient times.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s) > girdle

spousingc1275

cest1577

cestus1577

ceston1583

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. x. sig. P.vi^v/1 For Cestus signifieth the marriage girdle which the bride did weare.

1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Cestus, a Marriage-girdle, that of old Times the Bride used to wear, and the Bridegroom unloosed on the Wedding-night.

1778 N. W. Wraxall Northern Courts (Warsaw) The princess wore round her waist a girdle or cestus of silk, nine inches broad: it is the zone of the Greeks and is still worn in Wallachia.

1808 M. R. Mitford Let. 3 Oct. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. ii. 40 To complete the set of amethysts by a bandeau and tiara, a cestus for the waist.

b. spec. That of Aphrodite or Venus.

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a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 130 Like the outragious love of Jupiter to Juno, effected by the cæstus, or girdle of Venus, as it is in Homer, Iliad 18.

1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 147. ⁋3.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 425. ¶4 Venus, without any Ornament but her own Beauties, not so much as her own Cestus.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §376. 474 She also appears half-draped, girding herself with the cestus, on coins of Domitian.

c. figurative.

ΚΠ

1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iii. §6 As soon as that cestus [of lust and wanton appetite], that lascivious girdle, is thrown away, then the reins chasten us.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. iii. 407 The brightest jewel in the cestus of Polish Liberty is this right of confederating.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

cestusn.²

Brit.

/ˈsɛstəs/, U.S.

/ˈsɛstəs/

Etymology: < Latin caestus, commonly regarded as anomalously < caedĕre to strike; perhaps it was an incorrect spelling of cestus girdle, band, ligature: see cestus n.¹

A contrivance consisting of thongs of bull-hide, loaded with strips of iron and lead, and wound round the hands. Used by Roman boxers as a protection and to give greater weight to the blows.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > cestus or knuckle-duster

whirlbat1565

hurlbat1603

ceste1616

gauntlet1697

glove of death1725

whirly-bat1725

cestus1735

knuckle-duster1858

knuck1897

knuckle-

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > ancient cestus

whirlbat1565

hurlbat1603

ceste1616

gauntlet1697

glove of death1725

whirly-bat1725

cestus1735

1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 45 The Cestus was a kind of gauntlet or glove, made of straps of leather, and plated with brass, lead, or iron.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xxiii. 774 For thou shalt wield The cæstus..never again.

1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca iii. xx. 323 The hands and arms of the combatants were..surrounded with thongs of leather called cestus.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xxiii. 369 Since thou wilt wield No more the cestus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

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释义	cestusn.¹ Brit. /ˈsɛstəs/, U.S. /ˈsɛstəs/ Forms: Also cestos. Etymology: < Latin cestus, < Greek κεστός; properly verbal adjective, ‘stitched’. a. A belt or girdle for the waist; particularly that worn by a bride in ancient times. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s) > girdle spousingc1275 cest1577 cestus1577 ceston1583 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. x. sig. P.vi^v/1 For Cestus signifieth the marriage girdle which the bride did weare. 1736 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum (ed. 2) Cestus, a Marriage-girdle, that of old Times the Bride used to wear, and the Bridegroom unloosed on the Wedding-night. 1778 N. W. Wraxall Northern Courts (Warsaw) The princess wore round her waist a girdle or cestus of silk, nine inches broad: it is the zone of the Greeks and is still worn in Wallachia. 1808 M. R. Mitford Let. 3 Oct. in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. ii. 40 To complete the set of amethysts by a bandeau and tiara, a cestus for the waist. b. spec. That of Aphrodite or Venus. ΚΠ a1661 B. Holyday tr. Juvenal Satyres (1673) 130 Like the outragious love of Jupiter to Juno, effected by the cæstus, or girdle of Venus, as it is in Homer, Iliad 18. 1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 147. ⁋3. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 425. ¶4 Venus, without any Ornament but her own Beauties, not so much as her own Cestus. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §376. 474 She also appears half-draped, girding herself with the cestus, on coins of Domitian. c. figurative. ΚΠ 1651 Bp. J. Taylor Rule & Exercises Holy Dying iii. §6 As soon as that cestus [of lust and wanton appetite], that lascivious girdle, is thrown away, then the reins chasten us. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia VI. xxi. iii. 407 The brightest jewel in the cestus of Polish Liberty is this right of confederating. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). cestusn.² Brit. /ˈsɛstəs/, U.S. /ˈsɛstəs/ Etymology: < Latin caestus, commonly regarded as anomalously < caedĕre to strike; perhaps it was an incorrect spelling of cestus girdle, band, ligature: see cestus n.¹ A contrivance consisting of thongs of bull-hide, loaded with strips of iron and lead, and wound round the hands. Used by Roman boxers as a protection and to give greater weight to the blows. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > blunt weapons other than sticks > [noun] > cestus or knuckle-duster whirlbat1565 hurlbat1603 ceste1616 gauntlet1697 glove of death1725 whirly-bat1725 cestus1735 knuckle-duster1858 knuck1897 knuckle- society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > ancient cestus whirlbat1565 hurlbat1603 ceste1616 gauntlet1697 glove of death1725 whirly-bat1725 cestus1735 1735 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. V. 45 The Cestus was a kind of gauntlet or glove, made of straps of leather, and plated with brass, lead, or iron. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xxiii. 774 For thou shalt wield The cæstus..never again. 1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca iii. xx. 323 The hands and arms of the combatants were..surrounded with thongs of leather called cestus. 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad II. xxiii. 369 Since thou wilt wield No more the cestus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1577n.²1735
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