cestos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →cestus, cestus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
boxing-glove, strip of leather weighted with lead/iron tied to boxer's hands;
gen. sg. - Entry →cestos, cesti:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
band supporting breasts (esp. girdle of Venus); girdle/belt/girth/strap;
acc. pl.nom. sg.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...levis, Propter quem placeat nulla puella mihi. CCVI Cestos. Collo necte, puer, meros amores,Ceston de Veneris sinu..."Liber I
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Saepe mihi queritur non siccis Cestos ocellis, tangi se digito, Mamuriane, tuo. Non opus est digito: totum tibi..."
