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Meaning:

Noun:

  • An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
  • zoology A scute.

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Proper noun:

  • constellation A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.

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