<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">shield-shaped</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>shape</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ An outline or form combining elements of oval and triangular, typically having three sides, often rounded, with the form being wider at the top and tapering to a point at the bottom; the name refers to a common shape of medieval shields or escutcheons. The term is used, for example, with reference to the backs of Federal and similar types of chairs, and for a certain shape for cut gems. ]]></note></mads>