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shield-shaped — adjective (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) • Syn: ↑peltate • Similar to: ↑simple, ↑unsubdivided * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having the… … Useful english dictionary
shield-shaped — a. Scutate, clypeiform, peltate, peltated … New dictionary of synonyms
Shield — Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad piece of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shield fern — Shield Shield, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild, sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G. schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj[ o]ldr, Sw. sk[ o]ld, Dan. skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] 1. A broad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shield fern — noun any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield shaped coverings on the sori • Syn: ↑buckler fern • Hypernyms: ↑fern • Hyponyms: ↑broad buckler fern, ↑Dryopteris dilatata, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Shield of the Trinity — The Shield of the Trinity or Scutum Fidei is a traditional Christian visual symbol which expresses many aspects of the doctrine of the Trinity, summarizing the first part of the Athanasian Creed in a compact diagram. In medieval England and… … Wikipedia
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… … Useful english dictionary
shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield shaped indusia. [1805 15] * * * ▪ fern genus also called wood fern or log fern any member of the fern genus Dryopteris, in the family Dryopteridaceae. The… … Universalium
Shield (Archie Comics) — Superherobox| caption= Pep Comics #1 (January 1940), first appearance of The Shield, drawn by Irv Novick. comic color=background:#c0c0c0 character name=The Shield real name=Joe Higgins publisher=MLJ (Archie Comics) debut= Pep Comics #1 (January… … Wikipedia
shield — /ʃild / (say sheeld) noun 1. a piece of defensive armour of various shapes, carried on the left arm or in the hand to protect the body in battle. 2. something shaped like a shield. 3. anything used or serving to protect. 4. Gunnery a steel screen …
Shield bug — Taxobox name = Shield and stink bugs image width = 250px image caption = Acanthosoma labiduroides female regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera infraordo = Pentatomomorpha superfamilia = Pentatomoidea subdivision … Wikipedia
