0 a small, round shield (= in the past, a flat object made of metal or leather that soldiers held in front of their bodies to protect themselves): --
Buckler restored the building and lengthened the nave in 18621864.
Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help.
In this last, a stick covered with a loose sheath of leather was held in one hand and a small round buckler in the other.
Buckler initially worked with his father before taking over his practice.
The buckler was one of very few types of shield that were usually made of metal.
The three leaders marched first, a long pike in one hand and a buckler in the other.
Its common names include buckler sorrel, shield-leaf sorrel, and sometimes the culinary name green-sauce.
They are preceded by entries 21 and 22, a buckler, or shield, and black wood.
