(military, history) A very large shield, like a small moveable wall, carried in front to protect all or most of the bearer's body, often with a projecting ridge running vertically down the center.
piave
vapid
vapid
adj
Lifeless, dull, or banal.
Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
Tasteless, bland, or insipid.
vimpa
vimpa
noun
A veil or shawl worn over the shoulders of servers who carry the mitre and crosier during liturgical functions when they are not being used by the bishop, in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and some other western churches.
