cestus

English - Turkish

Definition of cestus in English Turkish dictionary

Deriden yapılmış ve kimi zaman metal paçalar ve çiviler eklenip kullanılmış eski bir tür savaş eldiveni

aşk ilhamı veren ve üzeri birçok şeyle süslenmiş olan Venüs`ün kuşağ

korse

kuşak

kemer

English - English

Definition of cestus in English English dictionary

{n} a kind of girdle, the girdle of Venus

A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love

The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form

A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron

in Homer, is the girdle of Venus, of magical power to move to ardent love In Jerusalem Delivered, Armida wore a similar cestus

a hand covering of leather bands often loaded with lead or iron and used by boxers in ancient Rome

A genus of Ctenophora

Hyphenation

ces·tus