The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SCUTUM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1993.
Roman shield crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCUTUM | 75 % | 6 |
| SCUTE | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Roman shield
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- scute
- scutum
- targeting
- galea
- mask
- trophy
- athena
- masking
- samnite
- cover
- covers
- emblazon
Crossword Answer definitions
SCUTUM noun- An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
- A scute.
- A shield-like protection, such as the scutum protecting the back of a hard tick (cf. alloscutum, conscutum)
- One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
- The kneecap.
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