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单词 ancile
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ancilen.

/ænˈsaɪliː/
Etymology: < Latin ancīle (of doubtful etymol.), plural ancīlia, a small oval shield, and spec.
The sacred shield of the ancient Romans, said to have fallen from heaven; on the preservation of which the prosperity of the city was supposed to depend.
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > shield > [noun] > other types of shield
blazon?a1400
fanc1405
pavise1407
ancile1600
shield-board1872
figure of eight shield1939
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. i. xx. 15/1 Certaine scutcheons or bucklers that fell from heaven, called Ancilia.
1674 D. Brevint Saul & Samuel 385 The Trojans secured their Palladium: the Romans their Ancile.
1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Wks. II. 171 And in his left hand the ancile bare.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1884; most recently modified version published online November 2010).
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