Definitions For Cestus

Etymology 1

From {{etyl, la, en}} caestus.

Noun

CESTUS (plural es or cestus, cesti) A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.

Etymology 2

From {{etyl, la, en}} cestus.

Noun

{{en-noun, cesti}} (obsolete) A girdle, especially that of aphrodite (or venus) which gave the wearer the power to excite love.

See also

{{commonslite, File:Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus by Joshua Reynolds.jpg, Juno Receiving the Cestus from Venus by Joshua Reynolds}}

Anagrams

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Is Cestus a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
8
Words with Friends
10

The word Cestus is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

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