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up buckle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A buckle is a clasp used for fastening two things together. Buckle or Buckles may also refer to: Buckle Island
Buckle_(disambiguation)
Mechanical device for fastening two loose ends
A buckle or clasp is a device used for fastening two loose ends, with one end attached to it and the other held by a catch in a secure but adjustable manner
Buckle
Sudden change in shape of a structural component under load
In structural engineering, buckling is the sudden change in shape (deformation) of a structural component under load, such as the bowing of a column under
Buckling
English-language nursery rhyme
"One, Two, Buckle My Shoe" is a popular English language nursery rhyme and counting-out rhyme of which there are early occurrences in the US and UK. It
One,_Two,_Buckle_My_Shoe
English photographer (1808–1860)
Samuel Buckle (14 September 1808 – 1860) was an early English photographer. Samuel Buckle was born in Orton Longueville in 1808 as the son of the jockey
Samuel_Buckle
Surname list
Buckle is an English surname, and may refer to: Andrew Buckle (born 1982), Australian golfer Baldrick Buckle (born 1972), British artist Bill Buckle (born
Buckle_(surname)
Fan who follows a particular celebrity while on tour
"Buckle bunnies" are a well-known part of the world of rodeo. The term comes from a slang term for women ("bunnies"), and from the prize belt buckles awarded
Groupie
American fashion retailer
states throughout the United States of America, under the names Buckle and The Buckle. Buckle markets brand name and private label apparel, including denim
Buckle_(clothing_retailer)
Town in Tennessee, United States
Bell Buckle is a town in Bedford County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 410 at the 2020 census. The downtown area is listed on the National
Bell_Buckle,_Tennessee
Topics referred to by the same term
Buckle Up may refer to: Wearing a seat belt by inserting the end into the buckle Buckle Up Music Festival three-day country music festival in Cincinnati
Buckle_Up
English football manager (born 1970)
Paul John Buckle (born 16 December 1970) is an English football manager and former player. He has previously been the interim head coach of San Diego Wave
Paul_Buckle
Procedure to repair retinal detachment
A scleral buckle is one of several ophthalmologic procedures that can be used to repair a retinal detachment. Retinal detachments are usually caused by
Scleral_buckle
English footballer
Robert Buckle (17 October 1868 – April 1959) was an English footballer who, as a schoolboy, founded the Hotspur Football Club in 1882, which later became
Bobby_Buckle
British trade unionist and politician
David J. Buckle (1924 – 21 January 2017) was a British trade unionist and politician. Born in London, Buckle was placed for adoption and grew up in an
David_Buckle
Common type of fracture in children
A Torus fracture, also known as a buckle fracture is the most common fracture in children. It is a common occurrence following a fall, as the wrist absorbs
Torus_fracture
English historian (1821–1862)
Henry Thomas Buckle (24 November 1821 – 29 May 1862) was an English historian, the author of an unfinished History of Civilization and a strong amateur
Henry_Thomas_Buckle
Motor vehicle
The Buckle Sports Coupe is a fibreglass-bodied sports car which was produced in Australia by Buckle Motors from 1957 to 1959. The 2-door coupe used a
Buckle_Sports_Coupe
American singer (born 1997)
Mariah Amani Buckles (born October 27, 1997), known professionally as Mariah the Scientist, is an American singer and songwriter. She signed with Tory
Mariah_the_Scientist
2025 single by Florence and the Machine
"Buckle" is a song by Florence and the Machine released as the fourth single for their sixth album, Everybody Scream. The song was released with the album
Buckle (Florence and the Machine song)
Buckle_(Florence_and_the_Machine_song)
Fastener for a belt
A belt buckle is a buckle, a clasp for fastening two ends, such as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled
Belt_buckle
Australian car dealership chain
Bill Buckle Auto Group, the company sells Toyota, Subaru and Volkswagen vehicles. Buckle Motors was founded in 1927 in Sydney by William "Bill" Buckle Snr
Buckle_Motors
Ancient belt buckle
The Saksanokhur gold buckle is an ancient belt buckle in gold repoussé, discovered in the Hellenistic archaeological site of Saksanokhur, South Tajikistan
Saksanokhur_gold_buckle
English comedian (born 1969)
memoirs, Ramblebook (2020) and I Love You, Byeee (2025), and an album, Buckle Up (2025). Buxton was born on 7 June 1969 in Shepherd's Bush, London, and
Adam_Buxton
Stone-built tower in Firth, Orkney
Buckle's Tower (locally Buckle's Too'er) is a historic stone-built tower upon the Hill of Heddle in Firth, Orkney. The tower was originally built sometime
Buckle's_Tower
Fashion accessory
Shoe buckles are fashion accessories worn by men and women from the mid-17th century through the 18th century to the 19th century. Shoe buckles were made
Shoe_buckle
French environmental policy expert and lecturer
Elise Breyton Buckle is a Franco-Swiss climate leader, professor and environmental expert. She is President and CEO of Climate Bridges. She is one of the
Elise_Buckle
English officer awarded the Distinguished Service Order
Commander Archibald Walter Buckle, DSO & Three Bars, VD (16 February 1889 – 6 May 1927) was a school teacher who served as an officer in the Royal Naval
Archibald_Walter_Buckle
7th-century Merovingian belt buckle
Landelinus buckle or Ladoix-Serrigny buckle is a 7th-century Merovingian belt buckle uncovered in Ladoix-Serrigny, France. The belt buckle is a notable
Landelinus_buckle
Robert Bentley Buckle (6 January 1802 – 16 September 1893) was the Archdeacon of Dorset from 1836 to 1862. Buckle was born on 6 January 1802, the fourth
Robert_Buckle
The Barbados Cricket Buckle is a repoussé engraving on a belt buckle of a slave playing cricket in Barbados circa 1780–1810. It is believed to be the
Barbados_Cricket_Buckle
Buckle Up For Chi or BUFC is an organization founded in November 2013, to honor the memory of Deftones bassist Chi Cheng, who was seriously injured in
Buckle_Up_For_Chi
United States Army soldier and supercentenarian
Frank Woodruff Buckles (born Wood Buckles, February 1, 1901 – February 27, 2011) was a corporal in the United States Army and the last surviving American
Frank_Buckles
Tall, conical hat of the 16th–17th centuries
Colony in the 1620s. Contrary to popular myth, capotains never included buckles on the front of them; this image was created in the 19th century. It has
Capotain
Baked dish resembling a pie
and perhaps stirred back into the filling), the Betty (see below), the buckle (made with yellow batter [like cake batter] with the filling mixed in with
Cobbler_(food)
British artist and sculptor
Baldrick Buckle (born 1972) is a British-born artist and sculptor. Officially a resident of the Netherlands, Buckle owns an apartment and studio complex
Baldrick_Buckle
Topics referred to by the same term
Admiral Buckle may refer to: Claude Buckle (Royal Navy officer, born 1803) (1803–1894), British Royal Navy admiral Claude Buckle (Royal Navy officer, born
Admiral_Buckle
Canadian curler
"Bas" Buckle (born c. 1948) is a Canadian curler from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. He is a two-time World Senior champion. Buckle was born
Bas_Buckle
1995 picture book by Peggy Rathmann
Children's literature portal Officer Buckle and Gloria is a 1995 picture book by Peggy Rathmann that won the 1996 Caldecott Medal. The story was adapted
Officer_Buckle_and_Gloria
Cultural region of the United States
West Virginia. Several locations are occasionally referred to as "the Buckle of the Bible Belt": Abilene, Texas, a city of 117,000, is home to three
Bible_Belt
British ballet critic (1916–2001)
(Christopher) Richard Sandford Buckle CBE (6 August 1916 – 12 October 2001), was a lifelong English devotee of ballet, and a well-known ballet critic.
Richard_Buckle
6th century silver belt buckle bearing a runic inscription
The Pforzen buckle is a silver belt buckle found in Pforzen, Ostallgäu (Schwaben) in 1992. The Alemannic grave in which it was found (no. 239) dates to
Pforzen_buckle
Zimbabwean writer
Catherine "Cathy" Buckle is a writer and blogger, born 1957, in Southern Rhodesia, which is now modern-day Zimbabwe. Her blog, "Letters from Zimbabwe"
Catherine_Buckle
Canadian football player
Ross Buckle (born February 26, 1936) was a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League from 1959 to 1964, all for the same team, the Montreal Alouettes
Ross_Buckle
Francis Buckle (1766–1832), known to the British horse racing public as "The Governor", was an English jockey, who has been described as "the jockey non-pareil"
Frank_Buckle
English editor and biographer
George Earle Buckle (10 June 1854 – 13 March 1935) was an English editor and biographer. Buckle was the son of George Buckle, canon of Wells Cathedral
George_Earle_Buckle
American country folk song
"Cotton-Eyed Joe" (also known as "Cotton-Eye Joe") (Roud 942) is a traditional American country folk song popular at various times throughout the United
Cotton-Eyed_Joe
Facial feature
Look up cheek in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The cheeks (Latin: buccae) constitute the area of the face below the eyes and between the nose and the
Cheek
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1999)
Emma Buckles (born June 10, 1999) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who most recently played for PWHL Ottawa of the Professional
Emma_Buckles
National Football League franchise in Tampa, Florida
13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Stroud, Rick (August 10, 1995). "Swatch-Buckling: Glazers seek a new look (Part 1)". The St. Petersburg Times. p. 25. Retrieved
Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers
Island in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Buckle Island is one of the three main islands in the uninhabited Balleny Islands group located in the Southern Ocean. It lies 25 km (16 mi) north-west
Buckle_Island
American singer and songwriter
Anderson is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her debut album, Buckle Bunny, was released in 2023. Adell was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and
Tanner_Adell
1984 studio album by Red Hot Chili Peppers
3:38 2. "Baby Appeal" Flea Kiedis Sherman Martinez Hillel Slovak 3:40 3. "Buckle Down" Flea Kiedis Sherman Martinez 3:21 4. "Get Up and Jump" Flea Kiedis
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (album)
The_Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers_(album)
British politician
John Buckle (1867 – 8 November 1925) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Buckle was an official in the National Union of Boot and
John_Buckle
Irish Deaf writer
Lynn Buckle is an Irish writer. She is deaf, and her second novel, What Willow Says, won the Barbellion Prize for writers living with chronic illness or
Lynn_Buckle
British lawyer and merchant
merchant firm of Buckle, (sometimes abbreviated to Buckles) Bagster and Buchanan, whose partners were his brother, Thomas Henry Buckle, Henry Bagster and
John_William_Buckle
English actress
Shameless (2004–2013), Joy Wilton in Soldier Soldier (1991–1995), and Violet Buckle in Call the Midwife (2015–present). Apart from Shameless, Apsion is also
Annabelle_Apsion
American conservative author and commentator (1925–2008)
William Frank Buckley Jr. (born William Francis Buckley; November 24, 1925 – February 27, 2008) was an American conservative writer, public intellectual
William_F._Buckley_Jr.
Topics referred to by the same term
Knee buckle may refer to: A fashion accessory used to fasten knee breeches at or just below the knee A shoe buckle used to fasten the knee-high boots
Knee_buckle
Worn band or braid, usually around the waist or hips
or near it (as far down as the hips). The ends of a belt are free, and a buckle is often used to form the belt into a loop by securing one end to another
Belt_(clothing)
Catholic Ghanaian archbishop (born 1950)
The Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Angela Palmer-Buckle (born 15 June 1950 in Axim, Ghana) is a Ghanaian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church, a former
Charles_G._Palmer-Buckle
Topics referred to by the same term
Buckling is a failure mode characterized by a sudden failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stresses. Buckling can also refer to:
Buckling_(disambiguation)
Australian cricketer (born 1943)
Harvey Buckle (born 3 June 1943) is a former Australian cricketer. He played in 23 first-class matches for Queensland between 1963 and 1972. Buckle's highest
Bill_Buckle
2001 terror attacks in the U.S.
exterior columns to bow inward. With the damage to the core columns, the buckling exterior columns could no longer support the buildings, causing them to
September_11_attacks
2024 comedy-drama film
coup d'état, and St. George's science teacher Tapio. Despite Headmaster Buckle's full confidence in Michell's background, the latter struggles to keep his
The_Penguin_Lessons
Canadian politician
Walter Clutterbuck Buckle (June 28, 1881 – August 25, 1955) was an English-born political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Tisdale in the Legislative
Walter_Clutterbuck_Buckle
Kenyan sailor (1921–2010)
Bentley-Buckle (13 August 1921 – 24 May 2010) was a Kenyan sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. "Tony Bentley-Buckle"
Tony_Bentley-Buckle
British electronic music group (1996–2002)
electronic music group from Sheffield, England, comprising Dean Honer, Jason Buckle and DJ Parrot (real name Richard Barratt). The band released their first
All_Seeing_I
Failure of a column to support its weight
can buckle due to its own weight with no other direct forces acting on it, in a failure mode called self-buckling. In conventional column buckling problems
Self-buckling
Australian professional golfer
Andrew Nicholas Buckle (born 24 September 1982) is an Australian professional golfer. Buckle was born in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a promising amateur
Andrew_Buckle
English actor
for his roles as Minty Peterson in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and Fred Buckle in the BBC period drama Call the Midwife. In 2019, he participated in the
Cliff_Parisi
American astronaut (1930–2012)
dried glue fell into the latch of his harness and prevented it from being buckled, threatening to abort the mission. Armstrong then called on Conrad to solve
Neil_Armstrong
Mid-20th century English painter
Claude Henry Buckle R.I., Royal Society for Marine Artists (R.S.M.A.) (10 October 1905 – 9 August 1973) was an English painter well known for railway posters
Claude_Buckle
Ghanaian activist (1910–1964)
James Desmond Buckle (29 March 1910 – 25 October 1964) was a political activist, journalist, trade unionist and Communist born in the British colony of
Desmond_Buckle
Australian synchronised swimmer
Carolyn Rayna Buckle (born 29 August 2000), known as Rayna Buckle, is a Singaporean-born Australian synchronised swimmer. She represented Australia at
Carolyn_Rayna_Buckle
Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
April 2021). "India's second Covid wave hits like a 'tsunami' as hospitals buckle under weight". CNN. Retrieved 26 April 2021. "India Has Hit The 100-crore
COVID-19_pandemic
Slot Buckle, which he can use alongside either the Magnum Buckle to assume Fever Magnum Form (フィーバーマグナムフォーム, Fībā Magunamu Fōmu) or the Boost Buckle to
List of Kamen Rider Geats characters
List_of_Kamen_Rider_Geats_characters
Music festival
The Buckle Up Music Festival was a three-day country and roots music festival held in Cincinnati, Ohio, at Sawyer Point Park and Yeatman's Cove on the
Buckle_Up_Music_Festival
2006 American legal case
On August 18, 2006, Dwayne Buckle, an African American independent filmmaker, and a group of seven young black lesbian friends from Newark, New Jersey
2006 Greenwich Village assault case
2006_Greenwich_Village_assault_case
Australian cricketer
cricketers "Sandy Buckle". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2016. "Sandy Buckle". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2016. Sandy Buckle at ESPNcricinfo
Sandy_Buckle
Irish footballer
Harry Buckle (6 March 1882 – 2 January 1965) was an Irish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Ireland national football team. He made his debut
Harry_Buckle
Political party in the United States
"The Bible Belt in a Changing South: Shrinking, Relocating, and Multiple Buckles". Southeastern Geographer. 51 (4): 513–549. doi:10.1353/sgo.2011.0040.
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
Country in Southeast Europe
various components including ear ornaments, finger rings, necklaces, belt buckles and buttons. Key components include a long, light-toned shirt paired with
Albania
American businessman and Distinguished Eagle Scout (1911–2004)
of his "friendship gifts" which were most commonly belt buckles made of bronze. These buckles have evolved into popular Scouting collectibles. Max I.
Max_I._Silber
Formula to quantify column buckling under a given load
Euler's critical load or Euler's buckling load is the compressive load at which a slender column will suddenly bend or buckle. It is given by the formula:
Euler's_critical_load
released an official statement indicating that the cause of the failure was a buckled liner in several of the COPV tanks, causing perforations that allowed liquid
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches
American jewelry company
Silversmiths is a buckles and jewelry products seller located in Columbus, Montana. They produce the hand-engraved trophy belt buckles that are awarded
Montana_Silversmiths
Country in West Asia
Retrieved 28 August 2012. "Syrians struggle with shortages as economy buckles". Associated Press. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May
Syria
Group of eight American universities
style characterized by button-down collar shirts and pants with a small buckle in the back. Zlotnick, Sarah (February 24, 2012). "Your cheat sheet to preppy
Ivy_League
2020 studio album by Pearl Jam
bass guitar on "Dance of the Clairvoyants", percussion on "Buckle Up", vocals on "Buckle Up", keyboards on "Retrograde", production Jeff Ament – bass
Gigaton_(album)
English darts player
Richard "Ritchie" Buckle (born 20 February 1960 from Dover, Kent) is a former English professional darts player, who played in Professional Darts Corporation
Ritchie_Buckle
Japanese businessman (1893–1980)
his buckle in 1912, demand in Japan for the buckle increased with the spread of Western-style fashions. The first order for the Tokubijō buckle was huge
Tokuji_Hayakawa
Smoked herring dish
A buckling is a form of hot-smoked herring similar to the kipper and the bloater. The head and guts are removed but the roe or milt remain. They may be
Buckling_(fish)
working as long as she attends the refresher courses. Violet Buckle is the second wife of Fred Buckle. She owns her own haberdashery shop, called Violet Gee
List of Call the Midwife characters
List_of_Call_the_Midwife_characters
Canadian musician (born 1969)
is a member of Barenaked Ladies, and his own group, Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle. He primarily plays keyboards and guitars. He is also a member of Rheostatics
Kevin_Hearn
Mathematic demonstration of rotations in 3-dimensions
using a leather belt with an ordinary frame buckle, whose prong serves as a pointer. The end opposite the buckle is clamped so it cannot move. The belt is
Plate_trick
Canadian band
Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle (originally Kevin Hearn and the Thin Buckle Band) are a Canadian band consisting of Barenaked Ladies multi-instrumentalist
Kevin_Hearn_and_Thin_Buckle
Type of riding boot
an ankle boot designed as a riding boot with a rounded toe, strap with buckle, and a low heel. Jodhpur boots originated in India in the 1920s, and were
Jodhpur_boot
Royal Navy Admiral (1803–1894)
Henry Mason Buckle KCB (13 December 1803 – 10 March 1894) was an English naval officer. Claude Buckle was the grandson of Admiral Matthew Buckle (1716–1784)
Claude Buckle (Royal Navy officer, born 1803)
Claude_Buckle_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1803)
"God with us", slogan used by Germans
(1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945) and until the 1970s on the belt buckles of the West German police forces. Matthew 1:23 refers to the prophecy written
Gott_mit_uns
Party game
first to find it is the winner, and hides it for the next game. Huckle buckle beanstalk (or Huckleberry bean stalk) is a similar childhood game which
Hunt_the_thimble
BUCKLE
BUCKLE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Taggart.Possibly an altered spelling of French Target, a nickname for someone who carried a square buckler, Old French targe.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a bell-founder, Middle English belleyetere, from Old English belle + gēotere. It is unlikely that there would have been enough work to keep anyone employed exclusively in making bells, and there is evidence that bell makers were general founders, engaged for the most part in making smaller domestic items, such as pots and buckles.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Deer Meadow; Male Goat; Deer; Place Name; Meadow of the Deer; Boy
Girl/Female
Biblical
A sphere, buckle, or hand.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the many places so named, most of which are from Old English bucc ‘buck’, ‘male deer’ or bucca ‘he-goat’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Places called Buckley and Buckleigh, in Devon, are named with Old English boga ‘bow’ + clif ‘cliff’.English : possibly a variant of Bulkley, from the local pronunciation.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buachalla ‘descendant of Buachaill’, a byname meaning ‘cowherd’, ‘servant’, ‘boy’.Altered spelling of German Büchler (see Buechler), or of Büchle, a variant of Buechel.
Boy/Male
Irish English
Boy.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Sussex)
English (mainly Sussex) : habitational name from Pelham in Hertfordshire, so called from the Old English personal name PÄ“otla + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.The manor of Pelham in Hertfordshire, England, was held by Walter de Pelham in the reign of Edward I (1272–1307). His descendants became constables of Pevensey Castle, Sussex, and were so influential that their badge, the buckle, is seen in at least eleven of the county’s churches, and as a decoration on iron chimney-backs in Sussex farmhouses. Various branches of the family were ennobled and their titles include earl of Chichester and earl of Yarborough. The family also once held the dukedom of Newcastle and the marquessate of Clare. Peter Pelham (b. c. 1695), an engraver, emigrated to Boston after 1728, and was stepfather to the artist John Singleton Copley.
Biblical
a sphere, buckle, or hand
Biblical
buckler; coldness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Buckle.German : patronymic from Buckel.
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from a pet form of the personal name Burkhart.German : descriptive nickname for a person with a hunchback.Possibly a German metonymic occupational name for a metalworker, from Middle High German buckel ‘(embossed) buckle on a shield’.English : variant spelling of Buckle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of buckles, from Middle English bokel ‘buckle’.Americanized spelling of German Buckel.
Girl/Female
Biblical Latin
A sphere, buckle, or hand.
Girl/Female
Biblical, British, English
Buckler; Coldness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Buckle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a maker of buckles, Middle English bokeler, Old French bouclier (see Buckle).Americanized spelling of German Büchler (see Buechler).
BUCKLE
BUCKLE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Hari Narayana | ஹரீ நாராயணÂ
Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
With Multicoloured Body
Boy/Male
Hindu
Interesting, Pleasant
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Dedicated to Truth
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Lake Having Lotus Flowers
Boy/Male
Hindu
Killer of demon Madhu
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Eyes
Girl/Female
American, British, English
American Compound of Dorothy and Anna
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Rock. Also a, derived from the Celtic for 'man' and 'choice'.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Loving, Loved by everyone
BUCKLE
BUCKLE
BUCKLE
BUCKLE
BUCKLE
n.
A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.
n.
A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay, etc.
n.
A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a buckler.
a.
Having a head like a buckler.
a.
Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.
n.
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
v. t.
To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe.
n.
An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.
imp. & p. p.
of Buckle
n.
A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.
n.
A ring, strap, clamp, or any device for holding an object in place; as: (a) The box on a door jamb into which the bolt of a lock protrudes, when shot. (b) A ring serving to keep another ring on the finger. (c) A loop near the buckle of a strap to receive the end of the strap.
n.
The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or padlock.
n.
To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to buckle a harness.
v. t.
To shield; to defend.
n.
A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as, the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.
n.
The piece by which an object is attached to something, as the frog of a scabbard or the metal loop at the back of a buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.
n.
A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end of a chain, or a hasp.
n.
The tongue of a buckle.
n.
The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a buckle.
a.
Carrying a shield or buckler.