clipeus

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Definition of clipeus

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (historical)A shield worn by soldiers of ancient Greece and Rome.
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noun

  1. (historical)A shield worn by soldiers of ancient Greece and Rome.
  2. An ornamental disk of marble in this shape.
  3. Part of the exoskeleton of an insect between the carapace and mandibles.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clipeus.

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