cestus
noun
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
cestos
-
a variation of
cestus.
Example Sentences
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In the Montañas of Urubamba, Calca, and Paucartambo, the coca leaves are put into small baskets called cestos, and covered with sand.
From Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests by Thomasina Ross
