What does targe mean?
Targe means (archaic) A small shield..
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/tɑːd͡ʒ/ · noun
(archaic) A small shield..
Or burley Hero [Ajax the Great] Sev'nfold Targe who bore, / With Choler furibund, vindictive Steel / Plunging in Brutal Gore; [...]
The Jester wore his usual fantastic habit, but late accidents had led him to adopt a good cutting falchion, instead of his wooden sword, with a targe to match it; [...]
But now the Moormen, stalking o'er the strand / to guard the wat'ery stores the strangers need; / this, targe on arm and assegai in hand, / that, with his bended bow, and venom'd reed[.]
The Bearkillers’ swordmistress danced. Her targe beat aside a spearhead, and then the backsword flicked out in a blurring thrust.
Use targe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Targe means (archaic) A small shield..
Common synonyms include target.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Or burley Hero [Ajax the Great] Sev'nfold Targe who bore, / With Choler furibund, vindictive Steel / Plunging in Brutal Gore; [...]
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