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A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.

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  1. n. A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.
  2. n. kindly endorsement and guidance
  3. n. armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass
  4. A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.
  5. A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to theshield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; aprotection.
  6. n:100 n kindly endorsement and guidance n armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass