scutiform

English

Etymology

Latin scutum (“shield”) +‎ -form

Adjective

scutiform (comparative more scutiform, superlative most scutiform)

1. Having the shape of a shield; scutate.

Noun

scutiform (plural scutiforms)

1. (archaeology) A symbol that is shaped like a shield.
   • 1997, Helen Geake, The Use of Grave-goods in Conversion-period England, c.600-c.850, British Archaeological Reports Limited:

     There are similarities between the form of the central boss on scutiforms and the central setting on filigree pendants, and between the use of punched dot decoration on scutiforms and beaded wire on filigree pendants. Scutiforms, however ...

   • 2015, Siyakha Mguni, Termites of the Gods: San Cosmology In Southern African Rock Art, NYU Press, →ISBN, page 64:

     ... suggest that the purported depictions of bees' combs were extremely similar to what he described as four scutiforms from the cave of Altamira in Spain.

References

• “scutiform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.