Associations to the word «Scutum»
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Wiktionary
SCUTUM, noun. (historical) (Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
SCUTUM, noun. (zoology) A scute.
SCUTUM, noun. (zoology) In many contexts a shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick
SCUTUM, noun. (zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
SCUTUM, noun. (obsolete) A penthouse or awning.
SCUTUM, proper noun. (constellation) A small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.