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targe

[ tahrj ]

noun

, Archaic.
  1. a small, round shield; a target or buckler.


targe

/ tɑːdʒ /

noun

  1. See shield
    an archaic word for shield


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Word History and Origins

Origin of targe1

before 1000; Middle English < Old French < Old Norse targa round shield; cognate with Old High German zarga rim, ring; replacing Old English targe, targa < Old Norse

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Word History and Origins

Origin of targe1

C13: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German zarga rim, frame, Old Norse targa shield

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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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