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Arms :: Arms (n.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son..

Vair :: Vair (n.) The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of that period in describing the costly dresses of kings, nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a series of small shields placed close together, and alternately white and blue..

Targe :: Targe (n.) A shield or target.

Blazon :: Blazon (n.) An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings..

Hypaspist :: Hypaspist (n.) A shield-bearer or armor-bearer.

Scutage :: Scutage (n.) Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See Escuage.

Lanier :: Lanier (n.) A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold the shield by, and the like..

Shelter :: Shelter (v. t.) To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.

Pannier :: Pannier (n.) A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.

Massy :: Massy (superl.) Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock..

Impenetrable :: Impenetrable (a.) Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage of other bodies; not to be entered; impervious; as, an impenetrable shield..

Clypeate :: Clypeate (a.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.

Quartering :: Quartering (n.) The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.

Guard :: Guard (n.) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for..

Blazon :: Blazon (n.) A shield.

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

Aegis :: Aegis (n.) A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.

Helmet :: Helmet (n.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or fore part of the head of a bird.

Impalement :: Impalement (n.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the arms of husband and wife. See Impale, 3..

Protect :: Protect (v. t.) 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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