"Shield" is a word in ENGLISH
In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and
containing the fructification, or asci.
To ward off; to keep off or out.
Figuratively, one who protects or defends.
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.
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 avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory
exclamation, forbid!
The secrets of evolution are death and time—the deaths of enormous numbers of lifeforms that were imperfectly adapted to the environment and time for a long succession of small mutations.
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