Cestraphori (sestrafori)

pl. [NL. (R. Owen, 1866), neris, Venus's-girdle, the common Mediterranean species, is a gelatinous ribbon-like organism several feet long and about two inches acro ; it exhibits phosphorescence. Also Cestus. cestus1 (ses'tus), n.; pl. ces ti (-tī). [L.; also improp. written cæstus; a girdle, prop. adj., stitched, embroidered (sc. ἱμάς, a strap, girdle), stitch.] 1. In Gr. and Rom. antiq., a girdle of any kind, whether worn by men or by IMG:content-0094.png:[blocks in formation] 2. [NL.] In zoöl .: ( a ) A ctenophoran; one of the Cestidæ . ( b ) [ cap .] Same as Cestum . cestus2, cæstus (ses'tus), n.; pl. cestus, cæstus. [L., prop. cast us , a boxer's glove, cædere , strike.] Among the Greeks and Romans, kind of boxing-glove or gauntlet, consisting of stout leather thongs straps, often loaded with lead or iron, fastened on the hands and arms of boxers (call Various forms of Cestus. or The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century dictionary cestus ed cestuarii ) to render their blows more effective. At first the cestus was worn reaching no higher than the wrist, but it was afterward extended to the el bows, was more heavily weighted, and became, particularly among the Romans, a terrible weapon.