BUCKLER


Meaning of BUCKLER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbʌklə ]

n. 1 hist. a small round shield held by a handle. 2 Bot. any of several ferns of the genus Dryopteris, having buckler-shaped indusia. Also called shield-fern. [ME f. OF bocler lit. 'having a boss' f. boucle BOSS(2)]

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