Dutch Meaning of shield

schild

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Definitions and Meaning of shield in English

Wordnet

shield (n)

a protective covering or structure

armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

Wordnet

shield (v)

protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm

hold back a thought or feeling about

Webster

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.

Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.

Figuratively, one who protects or defends.

In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.

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

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

A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.

A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield.

To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury.

To ward off; to keep off or out.

To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!

FAQs About the word shield

schild

a protective covering or structure, armor carried on the arm to intercept blows, hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

munitie,verdediging,Bescherming,beveiliging,muur,Aegis,Pantser,schild,omslag,Bewaker

overtreding,agressie,misdrijf,kwetsend

shiel => Schild, shied => beschermd, shie => zij, shicer => twaalf, shibboleth => sjibbolet,