in antiquity, a large gauntlet made of raw hide, which the wrestlers made use of when they fought at the public games.

This was a kind of leathern strap, strengthened with lead, or plates of iron, which encompassed the hand, the wrist, and a part of the arm, as well to defend these parts, as to enforce their blows.

or CAESTUM, was also a kind of girdle, made of wool, which the husband untied for his spouse the first day of marriage, before they went to bed.

This relates to Venus's girdle, which Juno borrowed of her, to entice Jupiter to love her. See CES-