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shield
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?ld/
- Rhymes: -i?ld
Etymology 1
From Middle English scheld, shelde, from Old English scield (“shield”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu, from Proto-Germanic *skelduz (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“cut, split”). Cognate with West Frisian skyld, Dutch schild (“shield”), German Schild (“shield”), Danish skjold (“shield”), Icelandic skjöldur (“shield”) and Faroese skjøldur (“shield”)
Compare Latin sc?tum (“shield”), Irish sciath (“shield”), Latgalian šk?da (“shield”), Lithuanian skydas (“shield”), Russian ??? (š?it, “shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover, protect”), *skey- (“to cut, split”).
Noun
shield (plural shields)
- Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
- A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- (figuratively) One who protects or defends.
- (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
- (mining, tunnelling) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
- (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
- A broad piece of defensive armor, held in hand, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
- A shape like that of a shield; usually, an inverted triangle with sides that curve inward to form a pointed bottom, commonly used for police identifications and company logos.
- (heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
- (Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A toilet seat.
- A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
- (obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or écu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
- (transport) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
- (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
- (heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
- (geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
- (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
- (figuratively, Scotland, euphemistic, obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- (automotive, British) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision
Synonyms
- (place with a toilet seat): See Thesaurus:bathroom
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- bitch shield
- rape shield
- shield medick (Medicago scutellata)
- shield wall
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English shelden, from Old English scildan.
Verb
shield (third-person singular simple present shields, present participle shielding, simple past and past participle shielded)
- To protect, to defend.
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. - (electricity) to protect from the influence of
Derived terms
- beshield
Translations
Anagrams
- Diehls, delish, hidels, hidles, hields, ledish, sheild
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jacket
English
Etymology
From Middle French jacquet, diminutive of Old French jaque.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d??æk.?t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??æk?t/, /?d??æk?t/
- Rhymes: -æk?t
- Hyphenation: jack?et
Noun
jacket (plural jackets)
- A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length.
- A piece of a person's suit, beside trousers and, sometimes, waistcoat; coat (US)
- A protective or insulating cover for an object (e.g. a book, hot water tank, bullet.)
- (slang) A police record.
- 2014, Inherent Vice, 01:54:00:
- "I need to look up somebody's jacket."
- 2014, Inherent Vice, 01:54:00:
- (military) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and reinforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.
- The tough outer skin of a baked potato.
- Cook the potatoes in their jackets.
Synonyms
- (piece of a person's suit): coat (US)
- (removable protective cover): sleeve
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
Verb
jacket (third-person singular simple present jackets, present participle jacketing, simple past and past participle jacketed)
- (transitive) To enclose or encase in a jacket or other covering.
- 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads
- ...to...prevent...the loss of heat...there is also a layer of silicate cotton or slag wool. This latter material is also employed to jacket the chimney for a certain portion of its length.
- 1897, Alexander James Wallis-Tayler, Motor Cars Or Power-carriages for Common Roads
Derived terms
- bad-jacket
- snitch-jacket
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