cestus (caest-) or -ŏs, i, m., = κεστός (lit. stitched, embroidered; hence,
subst.; cf. Lidd. and Scott under κεστός), a girdle , tie , belt , girth , strap , CatoR. R. 25 Schneid. N. cr.;Varr.R. R. 1, 8, 6.—Particularly, the girdle of Venus , Mart. 6, 138; 6, 14; 14, 206 sq.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 69.