Tär'ḡet, n.

n. [Fr. targe, Pr. & Pg. tarja, Sp. tarja, darga, adarga, It. targa, L. Lat. targa, targia, A-S. targe, O. D. targie, Icel. tiarga, O. H. Ger. targa, M. H. Ger. targe, tarze, N. H. Ger. tartsche, Ar. & Per. turs, dark, dirk, darkah, darkih. Cf. O. H. Ger. zarga, N. H. Ger. zarge, frame, border, edge.]

1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
2. A mark for marksmen to fire at in their practice.