cestus

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Noun
  • Those in the gang were marked by a distinctive tattoo: a skeleton with a mustache wearing a sombrero and a bandolier.
    Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The suspect, 20-year-old Wess Roley, was seen in a picture posted to his Instagram story wearing black face paint and camouflage clothing with a bandolier on his waist, authorities shared at a news conference.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • For the collection, Dimorestudio’s Britt Moran and Emiliano Salci translated 20,000 obi patterns into modern fabrics.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Rose Byrne also styled her white lace dress with a thick brown leather obi belt in Paris.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Bragging rights, ribbons and trophies.
    Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Rita Hazan gave me beautiful highlights a couple of weeks before the wedding and reception, which would be outdoors and hopefully feature plenty of sun to bounce off those ribbons of gold.
    Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The warehouse completes a full closed-loop auto-material flow system that moves information on raw materials, panels, parts, garments and final shipments seamlessly through the production logic model.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Sweeney also opted for a more laidback loop in other photos, wearing a pink SYRN shirt with an Eastie top and yellow SYRN underwear.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Left unchecked, these invasives choke out native plants, girdle trees, and cause a host of other problems.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
  • One of the best examples of this is the ctenophore Cestum, or the Venus girdle.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Cestus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cestus. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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