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English

Etymology

Old English targa m, targe#Old English|targe f, from Germanic *targa. Reinforced in Middle English by Old French #Old French|targe (French #French|targe, Spanish tarja), itself from the Germanic. Cognate with German Zarge ‘border’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /tɑ:ʤ/

Noun

  1. A small shield.
  2. :*1819: The Jester wore his usual fantastic habit, but late accidents had led him to adopt a good cutting falchion, instead of his wooden sword, with a targe to match it — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe


Derived terms


fr:targe io:targe ru:targe te:targe vi:targe

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Targe \Targe\, n. [F. Cf. Target.]
A shield or target. [Obs. or Poetic] "A buckler on a targe."
--Chaucer.
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