Übersetzung für 'cestus' von Englisch nach Deutsch

cestus [girdle]

Cestus {m}

• Hera borrows Aphrodite's girdle, the cestus, in order to seduce Zeus.
• Metal studs were introduced to the strips to make the cestus.
• "Atrytonopsis cestus", the cestus skipper, is a species of grass skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae.
• These are often called tapeworms because of their flat, slender but very long bodies – the name "cestode" is derived from the Latin word "cestus", which means "tape".
• "Boxer" is the conventional term referring to a category of Nuragic bronze statuettes, furnished with a weapon similar to the cestus, that wraps the forearm with a rigid sheath, probably metallic.

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• A "cestus" or "caestus" ([...] , [...]) is a battle glove that was sometimes used in Roman gladiatorial events.