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ces·tus¹ (s

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n. pl. ces·ti (-t

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A woman's belt or girdle, especially as worn in ancient Greece.

[Latin, belt, from Greek kestos; see kent- in Indo-European roots.]

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Bards have written of the cestus of Venus, that turned the heads of all the world in successive generations.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context

Instantly, Miss Skiffins stopped it with the neatness of a placid boxer, took off that girdle or cestus as before, and laid it on the table.

Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context

Yes, monsieur, we were obliged to renounce the cestus.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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