bromide vs scutum

bromide

noun
  • A platitude. 

  • A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical. 

  • A print made on bromide paper. 

  • A dose of bromide taken as a sedative, or to reduce sexual appetite. 

  • A dull person with conventional thoughts. 

scutum

noun
  • A scute. 

  • The kneecap. 

  • One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle. 

  • An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army. 

  • A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum) 

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