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Showing words for CESTUS using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Cestus
cestus, scutes
5 Letter Words for Cestus
cetus, cutes, estus, scuse, scute, scuts, sects, secus, suets
4 Letter Words for Cestus
cess, cest, cues, cuss, cust, cute, cuts, ecus, ests, scet, scut, secs, sect, sets, stue, sues, suet, tues, uses, utes
3 Letter Words for Cestus
cst, cte, cts, cue, cut, ect, ecu, esc, ess, est, esu, etc, sct, sec, set, sse, ssu, sue, sus, tec, tes, tss, tue, use, ust, utc, ute, uts
Definitions for Cestus
[1] a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
[2] Classical Mythology . the girdle of Venus, decorated with every object that could arouse amorous desire.
[3] a hand covering made of leather strips and often covered with metal studs, worn by boxers.
[4] classical myth the girdle of Aphrodite (Venus) decorated to cause amorousness
[5] (in classical Roman boxing) a pugilist's gauntlet of bull's hide loaded or studded with metal
Words nearby Cestus
cesti, cestoda, cestode, cestoid, cestoidea, cestus, cesura, cet, cet-, cet. par., ceta
Origin of Cestus
21725–35; < Latin cestus, caestus
Word origin for Cestus
C18: from Latin caestus, probably from caedere to strike, slay