Main or focal element in an achievement of arms.
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Examples for "shield"
Examples for "shield"
1Turkish security forces have used civilians as a shield in the past.
2After a moment, he found his shield: anger at the words themselves.
3Makarov said Russia would take measures to counter the U.S. missile shield.
4Stopping deployment of the missile shield might also ease tensions in Europe.
5Only Wyoming doesn't have a shield law protecting reporters in state investigations.
1The SDF has said Islamic State was using civilians as human shields.
2Police lined up behind clear shields about 30 metres down the road.
3There are also claims the Tamil Tigers used civilians as human shields.
4Dozens of riot police with shields kept order as the ferry berthed.
5Commander Cassel, sound general quarters and boost power to the base shields.
1Treachery to it is daubed on many an escutcheon in its heraldry.
2He left no stain on the escutcheon of a captain of industry.
3This is undoubtedly a deep blot on the escutcheon of our hero.
4He found his name tattooed in blue, on a rudely designed escutcheon.
5What was he doing with the three lilies emblazoned on his escutcheon?
1Burning bare them, and his scutcheon was the blue and stinking flame.
2Restless bare them, and his scutcheon was the ghastly picture of death.
3He could show no legitimate scutcheon; but this was a small matter.
4Lily Bell was to Margaret Hamilton a blot on the boy's scutcheon.
5Not a man of them left a bar sinister on th' scutcheon!
1The banners and escutcheons of the Althams were appended in their parish church.
2He has one of the cleanest and most vigorous escutcheons in that county.
3Clearly delighted, the pair moved on, already discussing escutcheons and bars.
4The ceilings are finely worked into compartments with escutcheons and pendants.
5There were also frontispieces and escutcheons by the master decorator Jambon.
1Medallions with indecipherable scutcheons crumbled over a great gate.
2The deck was ablaze with pennons and scutcheons.
3These were Emmanuel's captains; these their standard-bearers, their colours, and their scutcheons; and these the men under their command.
4A long procession of flambeaux and friars; no plumes, trophies, banners, led horses, scutcheons, or open chariots; nothing but
5Pedigrees as long, and scutcheons as old, were to be found out of the House of Lords as in it.
Translations for scotcheons