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Traditional English :: shield
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shield - n. & v. --n. 1 a esp. hist. a piece of armour of esp. metal, carried on the arm or in the hand to deflect blows from the head or body. b a thing serving to protect (insurance is a shield against disaster).
2 a thing resembling a shield, esp.: a a trophy in the form of a shield. b a protective plate or screen in machinery etc. c a shieldlike part of an animal, esp. a shell. d a similar part of a plant. e Geol. a large rigid area of the earth's crust, usu. of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes. f US a policeman's shield-shaped badge.
3 Heraldry a stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms etc. --v.tr. protect or screen, esp. from blame or lawful punishment. shield fern 1 any common fern of the genus Polystichum, with shield-shaped indusia.
2 = BUCKLER 2. shieldless adj. [OE sc(i)eld f. Gmc: prob. orig. = board, rel. to SCALE(1)] |
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Related Words
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anti
virus
american
home
anthem
blue
cross
arizona
az
blister
bug
shields
cpr
minnesota
nc
georgia
massachusetts
insurance
alabama
arkansas
oklahoma
louisiana
michigan
tennessee
north
carolina
south
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Most Often Usage
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shield anti virus
american home shield
anthem blue cross blue shield
blue cross blue shield of arizona
blue cross blue shield of az
blister shield
bug shields
cpr shield
blue cross blue shield of minnesota
blue cross blue shield of nc
blue cross blue shield of georgia
blue cross blue shield of massachusetts
blue cross blue shield insurance
blue cross blue shield of alabama
arkansas blue cross blue shield
blue cross blue shield of oklahoma
blue cross blue shield of louisiana
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