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cestus

cestus

9.9
A decorated belt that people wear around the waist in ancient myths and stories
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛstəs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cinto
  • The museum displayed a replica of a Roman cestus among other classical garments.

Examples

  • In the ancient play, the goddess wore a jeweled cestus that symbolized her power.

  • In ancient Greece, a cestus was a symbol of beauty.

  • Poets often described the magical cestus as a source of beauty and attraction.

  • The goddess wore a beautiful cestus made of gold.

  • In the ancient play, the goddess wore a jeweled cestus that symbolized her power.

  • The museum displayed a replica of a Roman cestus among other classical garments.

  • Poets often described the magical cestus as a source of beauty and attraction.

Synonyms

girdle
vscestus
  • Archaic
17 7.0

A tight piece of underwear worn around the waist to shape the body

is decorative and literary in tone not mainly a support garment
cestum
vscestus
  • Archaic
9.9

A belt that makes the person wearing it very attractive to others

is a general ornamental classical belt not confined to one myth
cincture
vscestus
  • Archaic
9.9

A band of cloth worn around the waist to fasten a robe or dress

is worn as an ornamental classical band rather than for fastening

How Decorative

cestus
  • Archaic
9.9
belt
642 1.0
girdle
  • Archaic
17 7.0

Surface Forms

cestus singular
cesti plural

Etymology

Cestus was also used for a decorative 'girdle' or belt worn at the waist in old stories and poems, so a cestus can mean an ornamental belt that shows beauty or power.