lantern shield

noun

A small shield combined with a lantern, used during the Italian Renaissance, especially for night-time duels.

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Meanings

nounlantern shield (plural lantern shields)

plural lantern shields

  1. historicalA small shield combined with a lantern, used during the Italian Renaissance, especially for night-time duels.
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APA

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