Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cestus \Ces"tus\, n. [L. caestus, and cestus.] (Antiq.)
   A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands,
   and often loaded with lead or iron.

Cestus \Ces"tus\, n. [L. cestus girdle, Gr. ?, lit., stitched,
   embroidered.]
   1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or
      Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species
      ({Cestus Veneris}) is remarkable for its brilliant
      iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.