[ces.tus] n, pl ces.ti [L, girdle, belt, fr. Gk kestos, fr. kestos stitched, fr. kentein to prick--more at center] (1557): a woman's belt; esp: a symbolic one worn by a bride
[2]cestus n [L cestus, caestus] (ca. 1720): a hand covering of leather bands often loaded with lead or iron and used by boxers in ancient Rome