Buckler
['bʌklə] or ['bʌklɚ]
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.
(n.) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
(n.) 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.
(v. t.) To shield; to defend.
Typed by Kate
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Shield, ægis.[2]. Defence, protection, safeguard.
Typist: Miguel
Examples
- The guide showed us the veritable armor worn by the great son-in-law and successor of Mahomet, and also the buckler of Mahomet's uncle. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The friar was now completely accoutred as a yeoman, with sword and buckler, bow, and quiver, and a strong partisan over his shoulder. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thus speaking, he opened another hutch, and took out from it a couple of broadswords and bucklers, such as were used by the yeomanry of the period. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I think she bucklered herself with the secret philosophy of her strong mind, and resolved to forget what it irked her to remember. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Typed by Lillian