His men were armed with round shields and long spears, the Romans had the large shield called the scutum, a better protection for the body, and the javelin, a much more effective weapon than the spear whether for hurling or thrusting. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Rome, Vol. II] Reference
It is called scutum fidei, ‘the shield of faith.’. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord's Prayer] Reference
Parapsides: lateral pieces of the meso-scutum, separated from the mesal portion by the parapsidal furrows. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
Just as the scutum of the Roman legionnaire was seen by his barbarian opponent as a weapon that enabled him to stab with impunity, so today SDI could be seen as a shield from behind which an enemy could first launch his own disarming first strike, then use his defenses to reduce or even eliminate the effect of the resulting retaliatory strike. From Wordnik.com. [The Cardinal of the Kremlin]
Took out my ring of brass, and put it on the index-finger of my right hand, with the scutum Davidis traced thereon. From Wordnik.com. [The Botathen Ghost] Reference
At first the Romans used the large round shield called the clipeus, afterwards, when the soldiers received pay, the smaller oblong shield called the scutum was adopted. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Rome, Vol. II] Reference
A circular sign-board, called "the Kymrian shield" (scutum Cimbricum). From Wordnik.com. [A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1] Reference
+ another to bear the heaviest weapons, particularly the shield or escutcheon (scutum, hence scutarius, French escuyer, esquire). From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
(4 "), scutum. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon"] Reference
"Armiger scutum nihil a modo fut tibi tutum. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 364, April 4, 1829] Reference
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