单词 | testudo |
释义 | testudo /te stooh"doh, -styooh"-/, n. , pl. testudines /te stoohd"n eez', -styoohd"-/. 1. (among the ancient Romans) a movable shelter with a strong and usually fireproof arched roof, used for protection of soldiers in siege operations. 2. a shelter formed by overlapping oblong shields, held by soldiers above their heads. [1350-1400 for earlier sense "tumor"; 1600-10 for def. 1; ME < L testudo tortoise, tortoise shell, siege engine; akin to TEST2] |
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