<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31438820</termId><termName>adargas</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Hard leather shields used by light calvary and designed specifically for riding riding with a short stirrup with knees bent. They were originally of a round or heart shape, then generally created in the shape of a pair of overlapping ellipses or ovals. They were originally used by the Moors, then by Spain; the form came to North America when Cortés entered Mexico in the early 16th century. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:58:17</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31438821</termId><termName>adarga</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31412733</termId><termName>shields</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>