| Definitions | targe noun
- (archaic) A small shield.
- 1819: The Jester wore his usual fantastic habit, but late accidents had led him to adopt a good cutting falchion, instead of his wooden sword, with a to match it " Walter Scott, Ivanhoe
Etymology: Old English targa m, targeOld English, targe f, from Germanic . Reinforced in Middle English by Old French Old French, targe (French French, targe, Spanish tarja), itself from the Germanic. Cognate with German Zarge "border".
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