buckler
Small round shield
A buckler is a small round shield, typically gripped in the fist rather than strapped to the arm.
Medieval swordsmen used bucklers for parrying in close combat.
The word survives mainly in historical fiction and the phrase swashbuckler—literally one who makes noise striking a buckler with a sword.
Defensive blade deflection
- bossWorkplace superior
- gripSecure manual hold
- strapNarrow flexible binding material
- defenseProtection against harm
block · rimmed · domed · ward · deflect · metal · leather · wooden
Protect from harm
- protectKeep from harm
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- shelterProtected place or structure
safeguard · ward · fortify · secure · cover · screen · bulwark · buttress
Slender dueling blade
- companionOne who keeps company
- off-handCasual and unrehearsed
- swordplayArt of fighting with blades
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
parrying · thrust · riposte · guard · stance · medieval · renaissance · martial
Of the Middle Ages
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- squireKnight's noble assistant
- infantryGround combat troops
- footsoldierEnlisted ground-level warrior
Viking · Anglo-Saxon · Norman · tournament · melee · armoury · warfare · battle
parry
Defensive blade deflection
defense · block · rimmed · domed · ward · deflect · metal · leather · wooden · combat
defend
Protect from harm
shelter · safeguard · ward · fortify · secure · cover · screen · bulwark · buttress · support
rapier
Slender dueling blade
duel · parrying · thrust · riposte · guard · stance · medieval · renaissance · martial · sparring
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
footsoldier · Viking · Anglo-Saxon · Norman · tournament · melee · armoury · warfare · battle · skirmish
escutcheon
Shield bearing heraldry
blazon · bearing · device · emblem · roundel · field · tincture · quarterly · argent · azure
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- armorbody armor, plate armor, chainmail, chain mail, breastplate
- armorysword, rifles, dagger, pistols, axe
- medieval armsswords, shields, axes, spears, bows
- medieval equipmentchainmail, breastplate, gauntlets, greaves, hauberk
- buckle upSecure your restraint
- buckled upSecured with a restraint
- buckle downApply oneself determinedly
- buckled downBegan working earnestly
- buckling upFastening a restraint
- belt buckleWaist strap fastener
buckle, buckled, buckles, buckling, unbuckle, unbuckled, unbuckles, unbuckling, rebuckle