clipeus (clup-) ī, m, or clipeum, ī, n CLEP-, a round shield of metal: speciem inclusit in clupeo: maximis clipeis uti, N.: clipeos ad tela sinistris obicere, V.

—Prov.: clipeum post volnera sumere, i. e. to act too late, O.

—Poet.: dei (Phoebi) clipeus, i. e. the sun's disk, O.

—A metallic tablet for a relief, medallion: argenteum, L.