noun
buckler
BUK-ler/bˈʌkʌlɝ/
A small round shield held in the hand.
The guard holds a small round buckler.
Etymology
Bocler named both a shield’s boss—the raised central part—and the shield itself. The name thus connects the small shield with one of its distinctive features.
In context
His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. That's the word. It's going to be a shield against the enemy and a buckler
More examples
- A round buckler protected his left hand.
- The museum displayed a dented steel buckler.
- She practiced parrying with a sword and buckler.
Forms
buckler · bucklers
Similar words
- shield
- Shield is the broader term; a buckler is a small hand-held shield.