Crossword-Solution: SCUTUM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Scutum | n. | An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry. |
| Scutum | n. | A penthouse or awning. |
| Scutum | n. | 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. |
| Scutum | n. | One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. |
We have 5 clues for the answer “SCUTUM”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Horny plate of some reptiles. | 1 answer |
| Leather shield of Roman infantry. | 1 answer |
| middle of three plates into which the notum of an insect's thorax is divided | 1 answer |
| Roman shield | 4 answers |
| Shield | 51 answers |
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Sentences with SCUTUM (5)
Instead of saccum, some read scutum.] 73 (return) [ The Persians confessed the Roman superiority in morals as well as in arms.
The Scythians themselves again,—obscure, far-separated Mongolian people as they used to appear to us,—when we find that they are essentially Teutonic and Indo-European, their very name the same word as the common Latin word ‘scutum,’ the _shielded_ people, what a surprise they give us! And then, before we have recovered from this surprise we learn that the name of their father and god, Targitavus, carries us I know not how much further into familiar company.
Hostis in Angliam Ruit praedator, Illorum, Domine, Scutum scindatur! Hostis per Angliae Plagas bacchatur; Casa crematur, Pastor fugatur Grex trucidatur-- STIGAND.
The motto frequently alludes to the name of the bearer of the arms, as the motto of the Right Honourable Lord Fortescue--FORTE SCUTUM SALUS DUCUM, a strong shield is the safety of commanders.
Took out my ring of brass, and put it on the index-finger of my right hand, with the _scutum Davidis_ traced thereon.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1955–1993).