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targe
[ tahrj ]
noun
, Archaic.
- a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
targe
/ tɑːdʒ /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of targe1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of targe1
C13: from Old French, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German zarga rim, frame, Old Norse targa shield
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Example Sentences
He was in a blue cape, and had a targe, and his axe aloft on his shoulder.
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Like a targe of polished metal the round sea lay at his feet, and the shadows of the fishing-boats moved in the little bay.
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Like many Thracian heroes Rhesus has a dash of the Sun-god in him, the burning targe, the white horses and the splendour.
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The adarga was a kind of targe used by the light cavalry, and had its origin in Africa.
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To the touch it was an ordinary coin; to the eye it had the form of a mighty targe of burnished gold.
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