Definitions for Targe
tɑrdʒtarge

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1. targenoun

   A small shield.

2. Etymology: From targe, from targa m and targe f, both from targa "round shield" from targōn, from dArg'h-. Akin to zarga "side wall, rim" (Zarge "border, frame"). Reinforced in Middle English by Old French (French, Spanish tarja), from the same Germanic source.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Targe, Targetnoun

   A kind of buckler or shield born on the left arm. It seems to be commonly used for a defensive weapon less in circumference than a shield.

   Etymology: targa , Saxon; targe, Italian; targe, French; tarian, Welsh, which seems the original of the rest; an taargett, Erse.

   Glancing on his helmet made a large
   And open gash therein, were not his targe
   That broke the violence. Fa. Qu.

   I took all their
   Seven points in my target. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   Henceforward will I bear
   Upon my target three fair shining suns. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

   The arms she useth most is the target to shroud herself under, and fence away the blow. James Howell, England’s Tears.

   Those leaves
   They gather’d, broad as Amazonian targe. John Milton.

   The Greeks the gates approach’d, their targets cast
   Over their heads, some scaling ladders plac’d
   Against the walls. William Derham.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Targenoun

   a shield or target

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1. Targe

   Targe was a general word for shield in late Old English. Its diminutive, target, came to mean an object to be aimed at in the 18th century. The term refers to various types of shields used by infantry troops from the 13th to 16th centuries. The design was first developed in Spain. More specifically, a targe was a concave shield fitted with enarmes on the inside, one adjustable by a buckle, to be attached to the forearm, and the other fixed as a grip for the left hand. These shields were mostly made of iron or iron-plated wood. From the 15th century, the term could also refer to special shields used for jousting. A fair number were created wholly for show. From the early 17th century, until the Battle of Culloden in 1746, the Scottish Highlander's main means of defence in battle was his targe. After the disastrous defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden, the carrying of the targe had been banned, and many had been destroyed, or put to other uses. Those that remain have intricate patterns, and are decorated, indicating that they would have originally belonged to important people.

Anagrams for Targe »

1. grate

2. great

3. Greta

4. retag

5. gater

How to pronounce Targe?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Targe in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Targe in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Targe
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Targe
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Targe
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Targe