cestus

A depiction of a cestus (fighting glove)

Meaning

Noun

A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love.

Origin

From Latin caestus.
From Latin cestus.

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