Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious;
correspondent; consistent.
1. (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy- armed infantry. 2. (O. Eng. Law) A penthouse or awning. [Obs.] Burrill. 3. (Zoöl.) (a) The second and largest of the four parts forming the upper surface of a thora...