Cestus

Cestus (Ancient Greek: κεστός, romanized: kestos), plural: cesti, in a general sense meant, for ancient Greeks and Romans, any band or tie.^[1]

However, it was more frequently used to refer to:

• The Girdle of Aphrodite^[1]
• Boxing gloves used by ancient Greeks and Romans, also written Caestus^[1]
• A girdle or belt worn by women in ancient Greece
• A marriage girdle, given by a newly married wife to her husband^[2]

• A Latin Dictionary
• An Elementary Latin Dictionary
• Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities
• A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities
• An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon
• Collins Online Dictionary, Cestus