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Definition of shield:

(n) : a broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body; anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection
"1599: Knocks go and come; God's vassals drop and die; And sword and shield, In bloody field, Doth win immortal fame. — William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act III, Scene II, line 8."
(v) : to protect, to defend; to protect from the influence of
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Definition of shield:

(n) : a broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body; anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection
"1599: Knocks go and come; God's vassals drop and die; And sword and shield, In bloody field, Doth win immortal fame. — William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act III, Scene II, line 8."
(v) : to protect, to defend; to protect from the influence of
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