Noun:

சிறு கேடயம்,

buckler's Usage Examples:

They carried double-edged swords and short daggers for use hand to hand, the steel of which was hardened b y being buried underground; their defensive armour was a light Gallic shield or a round wicker buckler, and greaves of felt round their legs.

Cavalier in English was early applied in a contemptuous sense to an overbearing swashbuckler - a roisterer or swaggering gallant.

The advantage of position being thus lost, the Spanish infantry rose and flung itself on the attackers; the landsknechts and the French bands were disordered by the fury of the counterstroke, being unaccustomed to deal with the swift, leaping, and crouching attack of swordsmen with bucklers.

buckler men were mixed in with the pikes, but never amounted to more than 5-10% of the pikes.

Such tactics were familiar to these veteran soldiers, but were embarrassing to an enemy armed with small bucklers and unwieldy weapons.

The ornaments and furniture were of the most costly kind; the king's bow and buckler were of gold; his very whip intertwined with gold; the queen had golden diadems, necklace and breast-jewels, and at her feet lay a golden vase.

Whether your party theme revolves around swashbucklers or fairy princesses, a game of treasure hunt is a good way to challenge your guests and to get them up and moving.

The fens are home to the nationally rare crested buckler fern.

John Greaves >>They carried double-edged swords and short daggers for use hand to hand, the steel of which was hardened b y being buried underground; their defensive armour was a light Gallic shield or a round wicker buckler, and greaves of felt round their legs.

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Evey asks if this classic swashbuckler has a happy ending.

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Synonyms:

armour, escutcheon, pavis, shield, scutcheon, armor, pavise,

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