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targe
[ tahrj ]
noun
- a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
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Origin of targe1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of targe1
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Example Sentences
He was in a blue cape, and had a targe, and his axe aloft on his shoulder.
Like a targe of polished metal the round sea lay at his feet, and the shadows of the fishing-boats moved in the little bay.
Like many Thracian heroes Rhesus has a dash of the Sun-god in him, the burning targe, the white horses and the splendour.
The adarga was a kind of targe used by the light cavalry, and had its origin in Africa.
To the touch it was an ordinary coin; to the eye it had the form of a mighty targe of burnished gold.
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