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91shield-shaped — adjective (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) • Syn: ↑peltate • Similar to: ↑simple, ↑unsubdivided * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having the… …
92shield-maid — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or shield maiden ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ Etymology: translation of Old Norse skjaldmær : a woman warrior : valkyrie * * * shieldˈ maid, shieldˈ maiden or shieldˈ may noun …
93shield-maiden — noun see shield maid * * * shieldˈ maid, shieldˈ maiden or shieldˈ may noun 1. An Amazon 2. A Valkyrie • • • Main Entry: ↑shield …
94Shield of Thorns — Infobox Album | Name = Shield of Thorns Type = studio Artist = Shawn Smith Released = 2003 Recorded = Genre = Alternative Length = Label = Establishment Store Producer = Reviews = *Pulse of the Twin Cities rating 10|8… …
95shield law — noun : a law that protects journalists from forced disclosure of confidential news sources * * * a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information. [1970 75] * * * shield law noun (N American) A law that… …
96Shield of Lies — Infobox SW Books name = Shield of Lies orig title = translator = author = Michael P. Kube McDowell cover artist = Drew Struzan editor = country = USA language = English era = New Republic series = Bantam Spectra galactic year = 16 ABY canon = C… …
97shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield shaped indusia. [1805 15] * * * ▪ fern genus also called wood fern or log fern any member of the fern genus Dryopteris, in the family Dryopteridaceae. The… …
98shield bug — noun : a bug of the family Pentatomidae characterized by a very large scutellum suggesting a shield : stinkbug * * * shield bug noun Any heteropterous insect of the superfamily Pentatomoidea, typically having flat, broad bodies shaped like… …
99shield of brawn — a piece of a boar s shield stuffed with meat and cooked * * * shield of brawn noun The thick skin of a pig s side, esp when stuffed with meat • • • Main Entry: ↑shield …
100Shield-faced Roundleaf Bat — Taxobox name = Shield faced Roundleaf Bat status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Chiroptera familia = Hipposideridae genus = Hipposideros species = H. lylei binomial = Hipposideros… …
