Buckler vs. Targe

Bucklernoun

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. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.

Bucklernoun

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

Bucklernoun

(zoology) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.

Bucklernoun

(zoology) The anterior segment of the shell of a trilobites.

Bucklernoun

(nautical) 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.

Bucklerverb

(obsolete) To shield; to defend.

Bucklernoun

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.

Bucklernoun

One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.

Bucklernoun

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.

Bucklerverb

To shield; to defend.

Bucklernoun

armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

Bucklernoun

a small round shield held by a handle or worn on the forearm.

Buckler

A buckler (French bouclier 'shield', from Old French bocle, boucle 'boss') is a small shield, up to 45 cm (up to 18 in) in diameter, gripped in the fist with a central handle behind the boss. While being used in Europe since antiquity, it became more common as a companion weapon in hand-to-hand combat during the Medieval and Renaissance periods.

Targenoun

(archaic) A small shield.

Targenoun

(archaic) A pendant or tassel.

Targenoun

A shield or target.

Targe

Targe (from Old Franconian *targa , Proto-Germanic *targo ) was a general word for shield in late Old English. Its diminutive, target, came to mean an object to be aimed at in the 18th century.