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Roman vs Scutum - What's the difference?

roman | scutum |

As a adjective roman

is (of type) upright, as opposed to italic.

As a noun scutum is

(historical|roman antiquity) an oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the roman army.

roman

English

Adjective

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  • (of type) Upright, as opposed to italic.
  • (of text, computing) Of or related to the Latin alphabet.

    • Antonyms

    * (upright) italic, italicised, italicized * (upright) oblique, slanted, sloped * (Western European) non-Latin, Central European

    Derived terms

    * Times Roman (proprietary) * Times New Roman (proprietary)

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    scutum

    English

    Noun

    (scuta)
  • (historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
  • (zoology) A scute.
  • (zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
  • (obsolete) A penthouse or awning.
    • (Burrill)
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