clipeus

clipeus (clup-) ī, m, or clipeum, ī, n

CLEP-, a round shield of metal : speciem inclusit in clupeo: maximis clipeis uti, N.: clipeos ad tela sinistris obicere, V.—Prov.: clipeum post volnera sumere, i. e. to act too late , O.—Poet.: dei (Phoebi) clipeus, i. e. the sun's disk , O.— A metallic tablet for a relief, medallion : argenteum, L.