cestus

/sษ›stษ™s/

IPA: /CH EH0 S T AH0 S/

noun
  1. 1

    A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.

noun
  1. 1

    A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love.

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