shieldlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a shield.

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Meanings

adjectiveshieldlike (comparative more shieldlike, superlative most shieldlike)

comparative more shieldlike · superlative most shieldlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a shield.

    In some works the motif is doubled and angled, decreasing the shieldlike frontality and opening up new optical and spatial possibilities. 945 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street, (212) 570-3676, whitney.org; closes on Sunday.

    2007 January 5, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

From shield + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

shieldlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shieldlike

MLA

“shieldlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shieldlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shieldlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shieldlike.

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