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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCestus
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtsɛstʊs
"Die Gladiatoren kämpften mit einem mit Blei beschwerten Cestus."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An ancient athletic or gladiatorial gauntlet consisting of leather straps, often loaded with metal or lead, used in hand-to-hand combat.
"The ancient gladiator strapped on his heavy cestus before stepping into the arena." - 2
A girdle or belt, especially one worn by women in antiquity or symbolically by Venus to inspire love.
"In classical mythology, the goddess of love wore a magical cestus that commanded desire."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Latin cestus, meaning a leather boxing glove or a girdle, from Greek kestos, meaning embroidered. Historically used in ancient Rome to describe the spiked leather gauntlets worn by gladiators and boxers, later expanding in poetic contexts to mean a woman's girdle or magical band.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cestus" is said worldwide
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ceste
Transliteration: sɛst
"Le combattant portait un ceste en cuir lourd."
Cestus
Transliteration: ˈtsɛstʊs
"Die Gladiatoren kämpften mit einem mit Blei beschwerten Cestus."
cesto
Transliteration: ˈtʃɛsto
"Il lottatore romano indossava il cesto."
cesto
Transliteration: ˈsesto
"El gladiador utilizaba el cesto para golpear con más fuerza."
cesto
Transliteration: ˈsɛstu
"O antigo lutador usava um cesto de couro."
सेस्टस
Transliteration: sestas
"प्राचीन रोमन मुक्केबाज सेस्टस पहनकर लड़ते थे।"
古罗马拳击手套
Transliteration: gǔ luó mǎ quán jī shǒu tào
"角斗士戴着皮质的古罗马拳击手套进入竞技场。"
케스투스
Transliteration: keseutus
"검투사는 무거운 케스투스를 착용했습니다."
ケストゥス
Transliteration: kesutusu
"古代ローマの闘技者はケストゥスをつけて戦った。"
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