Definition of Clypes

1. clype [v] - See also: clype

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clypes

clx
clxv
clxx
clxxv
clxxx
cly
clycerole
clying
clype
clypeal
clypeastroid
clypeate
clyped
clypei
clypeiform
clypes (current term)
clypeus
clyping
clypt
clysis
clysmian
clysmic
clyster
clysters
cléché
cm
cmavo
cmc
cmd
cmdlet

Literary usage of Clypes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1863)
"Some of these pieces are very elegant, others the opposite, many very instructive. The counter-seals follow suit, as do the “clypes,” or shield-shape, ..."

2. The History of Sicily from the Earliest Times by Edward Augustus Freeman (1891)
"... but the tradition, combined with the fact that the river got the name Ammiraglio, seems proof enough. Cf. p. 218. p. 86, note 3. for " clypes " read ..."

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