medicine shield

noun

A decorated leather shield used by many North American native warriors, believed to protect its owner with its magic power.

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Meanings

nounmedicine shield (plural medicine shields)

plural medicine shields

  1. historicalA decorated leather shield used by many North American native warriors, believed to protect its owner with its magic power.
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APA

medicine shield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20shield

MLA

“medicine shield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20shield. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “medicine shield,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/medicine%20shield.

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