buckler

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

Etymology

From Middle English bukler, bokler, bokeler, bokeleer, from Old French bocler, boucler, bucler, (French bouclier) from Vulgar Latin *bucculārius (“bossed”), from Latin buccula (“boss”). Merged with buckle + -er.

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Synonyms

shield

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