conistra Meaning, Definition & Usage

Co*nis"tra noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , fr. dust.
Definitions
  1. (Greek Antiq.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.

Webster 1913