noun
Origin: L < Gr kestos, a girdle; akin to kentein, to stitch: see center
noun
Origin: L caestus < caedere, to strike, cut down: see -cide
See cestus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. ces·ti (-tī)
Origin:
Origin: Latin, belt
Origin: , from Greek kestos; see kent- in Indo-European roots
.also caes·tus
noun pl. ces·tus·es also caes·tus·esOrigin:
Origin: Latin caestus
Origin: , from caedere, to strike; see kaə-id- in Indo-European roots
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