n. a genus of grasses comprising buffalo grass.
v. i.
Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]
The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
In single combat thou shalt buckle with me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To buckle to,
To make our sturdy humor buckle thereto. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
Before buckling to my winter's work. J. D. Forbes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. bocle buckle, boss of a shield, OF. bocle, F. boucle, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. buccula a little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek. ]
Earlocks in tight buckles on each side of a lantern face. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lets his wig lie in buckle for a whole half year. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
'Gainst nature armed by gravity,
His features too in buckle see. Churchill. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Cartwright buckled himself to the employment. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See Buckle, n. ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Blind buckler (Naut.),
Buckler mustard (Bot.),
Buckler thorn,
Riding buckler (Naut.),
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 ]
a. Having a head like a buckler. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle. Pepys. [ 1913 Webster ]
The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the Lord Protector as he was with him. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]
In single combat thou shalt buckle with me. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To buckle to,
To make our sturdy humor buckle thereto. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
Before buckling to my winter's work. J. D. Forbes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. bocle buckle, boss of a shield, OF. bocle, F. boucle, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. buccula a little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek. ]
Earlocks in tight buckles on each side of a lantern face. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lets his wig lie in buckle for a whole half year. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
'Gainst nature armed by gravity,
His features too in buckle see. Churchill. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Cartwright buckled himself to the employment. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See Buckle, n. ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Blind buckler (Naut.),
Buckler mustard (Bot.),
Buckler thorn,
Riding buckler (Naut.),
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 ]
a. Having a head like a buckler. [ 1913 Webster ]