- scildtruma
- m (-n/-n) a phalanx, company (of troops); in milit. lang. a tortoise, i.e. a covering, shed, shelter so called formed of the shields of the soldiers held over their heads [testudo]
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scildtruma
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Shelter — Shel ter, n. [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. See {Shield}, n.] 1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shelter tent — Shelter Shel ter, n. [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun, schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of men. See {Shield}, n.] 1. That which covers or defends from injury or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
