Mil. A commander of subordinate rank. …

A token, sign, symbol; also (in pl.), the insignia of authority or rank. …

(a) An edible bivalve mollusc, mussel; muscle bed, portion of sea bottom on which mussels grow; muscle man, ?one who gathers or sells mussels; (b) mil. muscle, muscle shelle, a kind of siege engine……

(a) A three-sided, rectilinear geometrical figure, a triangle; also fig.; in adv. comb.: triangle wise, in the form of a triangle, triangularly; (b) a triangular shape; also, an object of triangular……

Three-sided, triangular in shape, trigonal; also, as noun: mil. a triangle-shaped formation of troops. …

Mil. (a) A Roman standard-bearer or commander of a troop of foot soldiers functioning as reserves for the first two ranks; also, ?the troop or rank of such soldiers [last quot.]; (b) pl. Roman foot……

Mil. A siege engine of some kind, prob. a movable shelter [cp. vinet n.(2), vine-yerd n. (c)]. …

Mil. A movable shelter used in a siege [see 2nd quot.]. …