| Shield (shield) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Shield |
| [OE. sheld,
scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld,
scyld] akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. *** G.
schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skjö]ldr, Sw.
sköld, Dan. |
A
broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in
general use in war, for the protection of the body. See
Buckler.
Anything which protects or defends;
defense; shelter; protection.
Figuratively, one who protects or
defends.
In lichens, a Hardened cup or
disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or
asci.
The escutcheon or field on
which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge.
See Illust. of Escutcheon.
A framework
used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of
being pushed along as excavation progresses.
A spot resembling, or having the form of, a
shield.
A coin, the old French crown, or
é]cu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
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| Shield (shield) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Shield |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Shielded] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Shielding.] [AS. scidan, scyldan. See
Shield, n.] |
To cover
with, or as with, a shield] to cover from danger; to defend; to
protect from assault or injury.
To ward off; to keep off or out.
To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a
supplicatory exclamation, forbid!
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