caestus Copy link ⓘcestum: masc acc sg (orth) • caestus (not cestus), ūs, m. (dat. plur. caestis, Varr. ap. Non. p. 492, 11) [caedo], a strap of bull's hide loaded with balls of lead or iron, wound around the hands and arms, a gauntlet, boxing-glove for pugilists (pugiles), Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 40; Verg. A. 5, 69; 5, 379; 5, 479; Prop. 3 (4), 14, 9; Ov. F. 2, 367; Tac. A. 14, 20; Stat. Th. 6, 764; 6, 829; Val. Fl. 4, 251; Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 124; Sen. Med. 89; cf. Fest. p. 35; Dict. of Antiq.
cestus Copy link ⓘcestum: masc acc sg · masc gen pl (poetic) • cestus (caest-) or -ŏs, i, m., = κεστός (lit. stitched, embroidered; hence, subst.; cf. Lidd. and Scott under κεστός), a girdle, tie, belt, girth, strap, Cato, R. R. 25 Schneid. N. cr.; Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 6.—Particularly, the girdle of Venus, Mart. 6, 138; 6, 14; 14, 206 sq.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 69.
cæstŭs Copy link ⓘcestum: masc acc sg (orth) • 2 cæstŭs, ūs, m. (cædo), ceste, gantelet, ou bandes de cuir garnies de plomb : cæstus jactare Cic. Tusc. 2, 56, projeter les cestes [pour frapper].
cestus Copy link ⓘcestum: masc acc sg · masc gen pl (poetic) • 1 cestus (-os), ī, m. (κεστός), ceinture, sangle, courroie : Varro R. 1, 8, 6 || ceinture de Vénus : Mart. 6, 13, 8.
caestus Copy link ⓘcestum: masc acc sg (orth) CAESTVS, siue CESTVS ûs. [ἱμὰς, μύρμηξ] Lorum e corio bubulo, crudo, vt durius esset, interdum etiam massis plumbeis, ferreisue munitum et confixum, quo manus et brachia illigabant, vt ictus eo vehementiores inferre possent. […] 🗁 Page Scan
cestus Copy link ⓘcestum: masc acc sg · masc gen pl (poetic) CESTVS, i. m. [κεστὸς] Cingulum Veneris, quo ipsa Martem, et Iuno Iouem conciliabant. […] 🗁 Page Scan