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Its angular forms depict a man holding a “copper”: a shieldlike sheet of that metal, painted with designs, that was displayed as a symbol of wealth.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2017

A highlight of the mission for Chief Archaeologist Scott Sledge, 38, was the discovery of a brass regimental facing plate, a shieldlike ornament from a soldier's bearskin cap, with the word royal clearly distinguishable.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Marmota the baculum is greatly enlarged at the posterior end and forms a shieldlike surface.

From Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks by White, John A.