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scutum
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scutum \Scu"tum\, n.; pl. Scuta . [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry. (O. Eng. Law) A penthouse or awning. [Obs.] --Burrill. (Zo["o]l.) ...
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According to traditional Chinese uranography , the modern constellation Scutum is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ ). The name of the western constellation in ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context historical Roman antiquity English) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army. 2 (context zoology English) A scute. 3 (context ...
Usage examples of scutum.
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His left arm held the large and heavy scutum, the shield of the legionnaire that reached almost from neck to ankles, made of glue-laminated wood, but with a heavy iron boss in the center in the image of the Medusa, and metal edges.
I killed the snake and found that he had 176 scuta on the abdomen and 17 half-formed scuta on the tail.
Gaius Philippus shouted, and scuta went up over the legionaries' heads to turn the hurtling darts.
Their shortswords stabbed past the Vides sians' defenses, while their large scuta turned blow after blow.