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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ces•tus1 (ses′təs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ti (-tī).USA pronunciation - Antiquitya girdle or belt, esp. as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- Mythology[Class. Myth.]the girdle of Venus, decorated with every object that could arouse amorous desire.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] ces′tos. - Greek kestós a girdle, literally, (something) stitched, equivalent. to kes- (variant stem of kenteîn to stitch; see center) + -tos verb, verbal adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin
- 1570–80
- Antiquitya hand covering made of leather strips and often covered with metal studs, worn by boxers.
- Latin cestus, caestus
- 1725–35
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