caestus
caestus is the alternative form of cestus.
Meaning of cestus
Noun (1)
cestus (plural cestuses or cestus or cesti)
- A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
- It is against Massachusetts law to carry on your person or in a vehicle any stiletto, dagger, ballistic knife, dirk knife, doubl-edged knife, switchblade knife, slungshot, blowgun, blackjack, metallic knuckles, nunchaku (also referred to as “klackers” or “kung fu sticks” in Massachusetts law)...1994 August, Carl Brown, “Nunchucks and Throwing Stars in Your State? A State-byState Survey of Martial Arts Weapons Laws”, in Black Belt, page 81
Noun (2)
cestus (plural cesti)
- A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love.
- With pasture slopes, and flocks just visible;
Then, further still, soft wavy wastes of forest,
In all the varied tints of sylvan verdure,
Descending to the plain; then, wide and boundless,
The plain itself, with towns and cultured tracts,
And its fair river gleaming in the light,
With all its...1826, Joanna Baillie, The Martyr, act 2
- With pasture slopes, and flocks just visible;
Forms of caestus
| plural | caesti |
|---|---|
| plural | caestuses |
Questions about caestus
- What is caestus the alternative form of?
- Caestus is the alternative form of cestus.
Words near caestus in the dictionary
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