Enshield :: Enshield (v. t.) To defend, as with a shield; to shield..

Enshield :: Enshield (a.) Shielded; enshielded.

Shiel :: Shiel (n.) A sheeling.

Shield :: Shield (n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler..

Shield :: Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

Shield :: Shield (n.) Figuratively, one who protects or defends..

Shield :: Shield (n.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci..

Shield :: Shield (n.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon.

Shield :: Shield (n.) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses..

Shield :: Shield (n.) A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield..

Shield :: Shield (n.) A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield..

Shield :: Shield (n.) To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury..

Shield :: Shield (n.) To ward off; to keep off or out.

Shield :: Shield (n.) To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!.

Shield-bearer :: Shield-bearer (n.) One who, or that which, carries a shield..

Shield-bearer :: Shield-bearer (n.) Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves..

Shielddrake :: Shielddrake (n.) A sheldrake.

Shielded :: Shielded (imp. & p. p.) of Shiel.

Shielding :: Shielding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shiel.

Shieldless :: Shieldless (a.) Destitute of a shield, or of protection..

Shieldtail :: Shieldtail (n.) Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated..

Shieling :: Shieling (n.) A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.

Water Shield :: Water shield () An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly..

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