Part 1442

<i>Knight.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.</def>

<blockquote>Earlocks in tight <b>buckles</b> on each side of a lantern face. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Lets his wig lie in <b>buckle</b> for a whole half year. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A contorted expression, as of the face.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>'Gainst nature armed by gravity, His features too in <b>buckle</b> see. <i>Churchill.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Buckle</h1> <Xpage=187>

<hw>Buc"kle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Buckled</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Buckling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>boclen</ets>, F. <ets>boucler</ets>. See <er>Buckle</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; <as>as, to <ex>buckle</ex> a harness</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and earnestness; -- generally used reflexively<-- buckle down -->.</def>

<blockquote>Cartwright <b>buckled</b> himself to the employment. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To join in marriage.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

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<h1>Buckle</h1> <Xpage=188>

<hw>Buc"kle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl; to kink.</def>

<blockquote><b>Buckled</b> with the heat of the fire like parchment. <i>Pepys.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to <b>buckle</b>. <i>Pepys.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close fight; to struggle; to contend.</def>

<blockquote>The bishop was as able and ready to <b>buckle</b> with the Lord Protector as he was with him. <i>Latimer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>In single combat thou shalt <b>buckle</b> with me. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To buckle to</col>, <cd>to bend to; to engage with zeal.</cd></cs>

<blockquote>To make our sturdy humor <b>buckle</b> there<b>to</b>. <i>Barrow.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Before <b>buckling to</b> my winter's work. <i>J. D. Forbes.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Buckler</h1> <Xpage=188>

<hw>Buc"kler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>bocler</ets>, OF. <ets>bocler</ets>, F. <ets>bouclier</ets>, a shield with a boss, from OF. <ets>bocle</ets>, <ets>boucle</ets>, boss. See <er>Buckle</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of the body.</def>