Definition of "cestus" [ces•tus]

• A woman's belt or girdle, especially as worn in ancient Greece. (noun)
• A covering for the hand made of leather straps weighted with iron or lead and worn by boxers in ancient Rome. (noun)

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• "After a little research, he found this weapon called a cestus, and then gave it a Nemean lion design, and he believes that look influenced a lot of the grabbing gameplay now found in the finished game."
• "[Footnote 468: I have avoided translating "cestus," as it is very doubtful what is meant by it."
• "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."