Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shield
Shield
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 trophy in the form of a shield. b a protective plate or screen in machinery etc. c a shieldlike part of an animal, esp. a shell. d a similar part of a plant. e Geol. a large rigid area of the earth's crust, usu. of Precambrian rock, which has been unaffected by later orogenic episodes. f US a policeman's shield-shaped badge. 3 Heraldry a stylized representation of a shield used for displaying a coat of arms etc. --v.tr. protect or screen, esp. from blame or lawful punishment. Phrases and idioms shield fern 1 any common fern of the genus Polystichum, with shield-shaped indusia. 2 = BUCKLER 2. Derivatives shieldless adj. Etymology: OE sc(i)eld f. Gmc: prob. orig. = board, rel. to SCALE(1)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English sheld, from Old English scield; akin to Old High German scilt ~ and probably to Old English sciell shell Date: before 12th century a broad piece of defensive armor carried on the arm, one that protects or defends ; defense, dress ~, 4. a device or part that serves as a protective cover or barrier, a protective structure (as a carapace, scale, or plate) of some animals, escutcheon, the Precambrian nuclear mass of a continent that is surrounded and sometimes covered by sedimentary rocks, something resembling a ~: as, apothecium, a police officer's badge, a decorative or identifying emblem, II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century 1. to protect with or as if with a ~ ; provide with a protective cover or shelter, to cut off from observation ; hide, forbid, see: defend ~er noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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