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aegis, ĭdis, f., = aigis, idos.I.The œgis.A.The shield of Jupiter, Verg. A. 8, 354; Sil. 12, 720.—B.The shield of Minerva, with Medusa's head, Verg. A. 8, 435:II.contra sonantem Palladis aegida,
Hor. C. 3, 4, 57; so Ov. M. 2, 753; 6, 78 al.—Hence,Transf.A.A shield, defence. —So only Ovid of the jewelry by which maidens try to conceal their ugliness: decipit hac oculos aegide dives Amor, R. Am. 346.—B.In the larch-tree, the wood nearest the pith, Plin. 16, 39, 73, § 187. -
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aegis idis, f the shield of Jupiter, with the head of Medusa borne by Minerva, V., H. — A shield, defence, O.* * *aegis (Minerva's shield); shield, defense; wood nearest pith, heartwood
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