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θυρεός

Alt. θυ^ρεός, ὁ,

Etym. θύρα

I. "a stone put against a door" to keep it shut, "a door-stone", Od.

II. "a large oblong shield (like a door)", opp. to ἀσπίς (the round shield), as Lat. scutum to "clipeus", ap. Plut.