SHIELD

n. Sheld. Gr.. W<ATJJ. Lat.,peZra. Fr., gaine, bouclier. Ger., Scftild. 1. A piece of armor defending the body; hence, any protective apparatus or structure, [a, 48.] 2. Of a faradaic battery, the tube inserted in the core of the central coil, which regulates the intensity of the action. [B.] 3. See APOTHECIUM (1st def.). Anti thermic s. Of H. P. C. Wilson, an instrument made of some non-conducting material to protect the ti ues during the application of a cautery, [a, 34.] Nipple s. Fr., chapeau protect eur du mamelon, bout de sein. Ger., War zen hi it chen. A protective covering for the nipple either fitting it. and having small openings at the tip, for use during suckling, or made large and rigid, so as to protect a sore nipple from pre ure in the intervals of nursing, [a, 34.] Sim's s, A copper or steel instrument used for steadying wire sutures and as the guide to the proper point at which these should be twisted. It consists of a long shaft having a broad cleft extremity. [A, 21 (o, 34V] Supra-orbital s. A plate or plates of bone at the upper edge of the orbits of certain birds, causing a marked projection of the eyebrows. [L. 221.1 [s. 480]