cestus.
boxing-glove, strip of leather weighted with lead/iron tied to boxer's hands;
Meaning & usage
a girdle, tie, band or strap worn around the upper body, directly under the breast
the girdle of Aphrodite or Venus
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱent-der. Ancient Greek κεντέω (kentéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós)der. Latin cestus From Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “stitched, embroidered”).
boxing glove; a strip of leather, weighted with iron or lead, tied to a boxer's hands
Where this word comes from
Variant of caestus, from caedō (“to cut in pieces”)
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