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medicine shield

medicine shield noun: a decorated leather shield used by many North American native warriors, believed to protect its owner with its magic power.

Noun

medicine shield (plural medicine shields)

  1. (historical) A decorated leather shield used by many North American native warriors, believed to protect its owner with its magic power.

Forms of medicine shield

pluralmedicine shields

Questions about medicine shield

What does medicine shield mean?
Medicine shield means a decorated leather shield used by many North American native warriors, believed to protect its owner with its magic power.
What part of speech is medicine shield?
Medicine shield is a noun.
What is the plural of medicine shield?
The plural of medicine shield is medicine shields.

Words near medicine shield in the dictionary

  1. medicine lodges
  2. medicine man
  3. medicine men
  4. medicine people
  5. medicine person
  6. medicine shield
  7. medicine shields
  8. medicine show
  9. medicine shows
  10. medicine up
  11. medicine wheel

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