Element attached to the center of a circular wooden shield.
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Examples for "umbo "
Examples for "umbo "
1 They are sometimes bell-shaped and then flattened, often with a mound or umbo .
2 The central umbo or crest posteriorly is a marked feature.
3 Umbo would believe him, if they only had a chance to talk.
4 Rigg forced himself to scan the city, looking for Loaf and Umbo .
5 So she was able to bring herself and Umbo through the Wall.
1 He picked up a Plenimaran shield boss and held it out to him.
2 His energy renewed, Romulus leaped over the body of the peltast, smashing his shield boss into the face of a warrior with a hooked nose.
3 Under Caesar's approving gaze, the proud honour guard marched off first, their helmets, mail and shield bosses polished until they glittered like gold.
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Translations for shield boss