Shield Definition
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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle English shelde, from Old English scield (“shield”), from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keit-, *(s)keid-, *kheit- (“shield, cover”). Cognate with Dutch schild (“shield”), German Schild (“shield”), Danish skjold (“shield”), Icelandic skjöldur (“shield”), Latin scūtum (“shield”), Irish sciath (“shield”), Latgalian škīda (“shield”), Lithuanian skyda (“shield”) .
Noun
shield (plural shields)
- A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act III, Scene II, line 8:
- Knock go and come; God's vassals drop and die; And sword and shield, In bloody field, Doth win immortal fame.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 22:
- The shields used by our Norman ancestors were the triangular or heater shield, the target or buckler, the roundel or rondache, and the pavais, pavache, or tallevas.
- Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, Richard III, Act 4, Scene 3, line 56:
- Go muster men. My counsel is my shield; We must be brief when traitors brave the field.
- Figuratively, one who protects or defends.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, edition King James Version, Genesis 15:1:
- Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- (botany) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
- (heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
- (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
- (mining) 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.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene:
- Bespotted as with shields of red and black.
- (obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
- (science fiction) A field of energy which protects or defends.
- (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge
- 2005, Michael Connelly, The closers: a novel:
- The chief put something in his hand and Bosch looked down to see the gold detective's shield.
- (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
Hyponyms
Translations
armor
anything which protects or defends
figuratively, one who protects or defends
heraldry
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- Russian: щит (ru) (š'it) m.
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mining
- Russian: щит (ru) (š'it) m.
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a spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
obsolete: a coin, the old French crown, or écu
sci fi: an field of energy which protects or defends
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- Greek: ασπίδα (el) f.
- Russian: щит (ru) (š'it) m.
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colloquial: a
police badge
transportation: a sign or symbol identifying a highway route.
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- Romanian: indicator (ro) n. (de circulație)
- Russian: щит (ru) (š'it) m.
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Etymology 2
From Old English scieldan.
Verb
shield (third-person singular simple present shields, present participle shielding, simple past and past participle shielded)
- To protect, to defend.
- 2004, Chris Wallace, “Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage”:
- Shots rang out and a 15-year-old boy, shielding a woman from the line of fire, was killed.
- (electricity) to protect from the influence of
Translations
to protect, to defend
electricity: to protect from the influence of
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