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Webster 1913 Edition
Target
Tar′get
,Noun.
[OF.
targette
, dim. of OF. & F. targe
, of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe
, OD. targie
, G. zarge
a frame, case, border, OHG. zarga
, Icel. targa
shield.] 1.
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2.
(a)
A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a projectile.
(b)
The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by a marksman on a butt or mark;
as, he made a good
. target
3.
(Surveying)
The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling staff.
4.
(Railroad)
A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever to show its position, or for use as a signal.
Webster 1828 Edition
Target
T`ARGET
, n.1.
A shield or buckler of a small kind, used as a defensive weapon in war.2.
A mark for the artillery to fire at in their practice.