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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army.
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Usage: Roman, historical
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Synonyms: tower shield
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noun
A scute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
The kneecap.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687, from Latin scūtum (“shield”). The original name given was Scutum Sobiescianum (Sobieski's Shield) in commemoration of the victory of the Polish, Austrian, and German forces led by the Polish king Jan III Sobieski at the battle of Vienna.
Borrowed from Latin scūtum (“shield”). Doublet of escudo, scudo, scute, and écu.
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