About The Word Buckler
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Buckler
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What's The Definition Of Buckler?
[n] armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
Synonyms | Synonyms for Buckler: shield Related Terms | Find terms related to Buckler: See Also | armor | armour | escutcheon | pavis | pavise | scutcheon Buckler In Webster's Dictionary \Buc"kler\, n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a
shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See
{Buckle}, n.]
1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one
of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of
the body.
Note: In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in
England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to
cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many
ganoid fishes.
(b) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
3. (Naut.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a
hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to
prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.
{Blind buckler} (Naut.), a solid buckler.
{Buckler mustard} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Biscutella})
with small bright yellow flowers. The seed vessel on
bursting resembles two bucklers or shields.
{Buckler thorn}, a plant with seed vessels shaped like a
buckler. See {Christ's thorn}.
{Riding buckler} (Naut.), a buckler with a hole for the
passage of a cable.
\Buc"kler\, v. t. To shield; to defend. [Obs.] Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right, Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree? --Shak. |
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