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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ægis

/(ē"jĭs)/ · Æ·gis · IPA
01 n. A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.
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    A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A shield; a protection.fig.: