Shield

A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, - formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.

Now put your shields before your hearts and fight,
With hearts more proof than shields.

- Shak.

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

Figuratively, one who protects or defends.

Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

- Gen. xv. 1.

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

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

(Mining & Tunneling) 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 écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.

Shield fern
(Bot.) any fern of the genus Aspidium, in which the fructifications are covered with shield-shaped indusia; - called also wood fern. See Illust. of Indusium.

v. t.

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

[imp. & p. p. Shielded; p. pr. & vb. n. Shielding.]

Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field,
To see the son the vanquished father shield.

- Dryden.

A woman's shape doth shield thee.

- Shak.

To ward off; to keep off or out.

They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to shield the cold to which they had been inured.

- Spenser.

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

God shield that it should so befall.

- Chaucer.

God shield I should disturb devotion!

- Shak.

Noun	1.	shield - a protective covering or structure
	2.	shield - armor carried on the arm to intercept blows Synonyms: buckler
Verb	1.	shield - protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm Synonyms: screen
	2.	shield - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" Synonyms: harbour, harbor

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