Shield: alternatives and connections

Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.

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To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

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To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

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To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his children.

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The act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection.

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A small shield.

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The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the upper part is…

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A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it.

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A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a thick sheet of metal; as, a steel…

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The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when ap…

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An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

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A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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of Shield

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of Mask

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of Mask

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Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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One of the Arthropoda.

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Same as Mollusk.

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One of the Mollusca.

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Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lo…

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The turtledove.

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A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body.

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The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.

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The scarfskin or epidermis. See Skin.

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A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.

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Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire s…

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A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.

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