CAESTUS

Meaning of CAESTUS in English

variant of cestus

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CESTUS — I. noun (plural cesti) see: center Date: 1557 a woman's belt, II. noun Etymology: Latin ~, caestus Date: circa 1720 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CESTUS — I. ˈsestəs noun ( plural ces·ti -ˌtī) Etymology: Latin, girdle, belt, from Greek kestos, from kestos stitched, embroidered; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CESTUS — cestus 1 /ses"teuhs/ , n. , pl. cesti /-tuy/ . 1. a girdle or belt, esp. as worn by women …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CESTUS — I. ˈses-təs noun ( plural ces·ti -ˌtī) Etymology: Latin, girdle, belt, from Greek kestos, from kestos stitched, from kentein to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CESTUS — [ces.tus] n, pl ces.ti [L, girdle, belt, fr. Gk kestos, fr. kestos stitched, fr. kentein to prick--more at center] (1557): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

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