targe

[ tahrj ]

/ tɑrdʒ /

noun Archaic.

a small, round shield; a target or buckler.

Origin of targe

before 1000; Middle English <Old French <Old Norse targa round shield; cognate with Old High German zarga rim, ring; replacing Old English targe, targa<Old Norse

Words nearby targe

tardive dyskinesia, tardo, tardy, tare, Tarentum, targe, target, target cell, target date, targeteer, target gland

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Example sentences from the Web for targe

In form this targe seems to be a burlesque parody of the figure of a Mycenaean shield.
Homer and His Age|Andrew Lang
It has always belonged to the Mackhais ever since they conquered the Mackalps, and took it with claymore and targe.
Three Boys|George Manville Fenn
The other, where there is a second, stands a little in the rear, and guards the archer's head with a round shield or targe.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria|George Rawlinson
He spake, and hurled at Neoptolemus with nerveless arm a spear that scarce had force to pierce the outmost fold of the targe.
Half a Hundred Hero Tales|Various

Tacitus relates how the Highlanders at that period made sacrifices before going to battle, and fought with broadsword and targe.
Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot

British Dictionary definitions for targe

targe

/ (tɑːdʒ) /

noun

an archaic word for shield

Word Origin for targe

C13: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German zarga rim, frame, Old Norse targa shield

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单词	targe
释义	targe [ tahrj ] / tɑrdʒ / noun Archaic. a small, round shield; a target or buckler. Origin of targe before 1000; Middle English <Old French <Old Norse targa round shield; cognate with Old High German zarga rim, ring; replacing Old English targe, targa<Old Norse Words nearby targe tardive dyskinesia, tardo, tardy, tare, Tarentum, targe, target, target cell, target date, targeteer, target gland Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for targe In form this targe seems to be a burlesque parody of the figure of a Mycenaean shield. Homer and His Age\|Andrew Lang It has always belonged to the Mackhais ever since they conquered the Mackalps, and took it with claymore and targe. Three Boys\|George Manville Fenn The other, where there is a second, stands a little in the rear, and guards the archer's head with a round shield or targe. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria\|George Rawlinson He spake, and hurled at Neoptolemus with nerveless arm a spear that scarce had force to pierce the outmost fold of the targe. Half a Hundred Hero Tales\|Various Tacitus relates how the Highlanders at that period made sacrifices before going to battle, and fought with broadsword and targe. Gairloch In North-West Ross-Shire\|John H. Dixon, F.S.A. Scot British Dictionary definitions for targe targe / (tɑːdʒ) / noun an archaic word for shield Word Origin for targe C13: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German zarga rim, frame, Old Norse targa shield Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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