EGAVE

cestus

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.
  2. noun A girdle, especially that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love.

Similar words

cest whirlbat balteus cuissard calceus riding glove gauntlet cnemid coudiere batleth

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Word family

cesti

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