clypeus
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clypei
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Origin of clypeus
1825–35; < New Latin, special use of Latin clypeus, clipeus round shield
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The material of which the clypeus was composed was wood covered with a bull's skin that had been so thoroughly tanned as to afford safety against the severest leathering.
From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?
The French word escu and escussion, the Italian scudo, and the English escocheon, are evident derivations from the Latin scutum, and the equivalent word clypeus is derived from the Greek verb γλυφειν, TO ENGRAVE.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
Black; the scape in front, a line on the inner margin of the eyes, terminating in their emargination, an abbreviated line behind them, and the clypeus yellow; the latter deeply emarginate, forming two teeth.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Black; the clypeus yellow; the mandibles and scape ferruginous, the former black at their base, the latter yellow in front; the sides of the face with a bright golden pile.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
In reference to the structure of the head-capsule in the imago, it appears that the clypeus and labrum represent, as already said, an unpaired median outgrowth of the oral piece.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
To how many, even of those who find pleasure in archæological pursuits, does the charge apply: “—neque enim clypei cælamina norit.”
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
A little lower, "Opposui molem clypei, texique jacentem," is amplified by a similar witticism, "My broad buckler hid him from the foe, Even the shield trembled as he lay below."
From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George
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