| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.[Websters]
2. Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or shell.[Websters] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb clypeately.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (clypeately) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective clypeate.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CLYPEATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Clypeate \Clyp"e*ate\, adjective. [Latin expression clupeatus, past participle of clupeare to arm with shield, from clupeus, clipeus shield.]. (references) |
