ζωστήρ , ῆρος (ζώννυ_μι): (1)
warrior's body-girdle, of leather strengthened with
metal plates, which covered the lower part of the θώρηξ, and the upper part of the μίτρη and of the ζῶμα (see
cuts Nos. 3 and 79). (Il.) —(2) girdle worn
over the tunic, Od. 14.72. (See cut
No. 73.)
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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