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buckler

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buckler
noun /bʌklə/
a) 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. 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.

I am eight times thrust through the doublet, four through the hose, my buckler cut through and through; my sword hacked like a hand-saw ecce signum!

b) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.

The target or buckler was carried by the heavy armed foot, it answered to the scutum of the Romans; its form was sometimes that of a rectangular parallelogram, but more commonly had its bottom rounded off; it was generally convex, being curved in its breadth.


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  • Buckler — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Buckler — bezeichnet: einen Schild, siehe Buckler (Faustschild) eine Person, die vor anderen Personen einen Buckel macht (also sich verbeugt) und sich dadurch als sehr unterwürfig oder untertänig gibt. eine Person, die durch körperliche Arbeit (im Sinn von …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Buckler — Buc kler, v. t. To shield; to defend. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right, Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree? Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • buckler — 1. noun 1) небольшой круглый щит 2) naut. круглый ставень 3) защи та, прикрытие 2. v. защищать; заслонять …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • buckler — 1> ист. небольшой круглый щит 2> защита, прикрытие 3> мор. круглый ставень 4> защищать, заслонять …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • buckler — index protection, shield Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Buckler — Externalimage align=right width=300px http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/buckler sinric/images/buckler back.jpgBuckler] (small version, 15th Century Style) [http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/buckler sinric/]… …   Wikipedia

  • buckler — ˈbʌklə 1. сущ. 1) небольшой круглый щит 2) мор. круглый ставень 3) защита, прикрытие Syn : defence, protection 2. гл. защищать; заслонять …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • buckler — I. noun Etymology: Middle English bocler, from Anglo French bucler, from bocle Date: 13th century 1. a. a small round shield held by a handle at arm s length b. a shield worn on the left arm 2. one that shields and protects II. transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Buckler —    1) A portable shield (2 Sam. 22:31; 1 Chr. 5:18).    2) A shield surrounding the person; the targe or round form; used once figuratively (Ps. 91:4).    3) A large shield protecting the whole body (Ps. 35:2; Ezek. 23:24; 26:8).    4) A lance or …   Easton's Bible Dictionary