01 n. An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.
pl.
Scuta ((#))
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1.
An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.(Rom. Antiq.)
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2.
A penthouse or awning.(O. Eng. Law) [Obs.]
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3.
The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the scutellum. See the Illust. under Thorax.(Zool.) See: Thorax