Synonyms for cest

Most common

belt · girdle · cincture

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A leather fighting glove, frequently weighted with metal.

Related words

Other spellings

caestus UK cestus US

Forms

Plural

cests → belts, girdles, cinctures…

Example sentences

• belt You need to attach a white garter belt underneath.
• girdle Tom wore a girdle to make his beer belly seem smaller.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

belt¹

6 letters

girdle²

8 letters

cincture

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (girdle² = 2 syllables).