| Buckle (buckle) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Buc"kle |
| [OE. bocle buckle,
boss of a shield, OF. bocle, F. boucle, boss of a shield,
ring, fr. L. buccula a little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca
cheek; this boss or knob resembling a cheek.] |
A
device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one more movable
tongues or catches, used for fastening things together, as parts of dress
or harness, by means of a strap passing through the frame and pierced by
the tongue.
A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw
blade or a plate of sheet metal.
A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl
formerly worn; also, the state of being curled.
A contorted expression, as of the face.
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| Buckle (buckle) |
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| v. t. | ((?)) |
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| Buc"kle |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Buckled (&?]); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Buckling.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See Buckle,
n.] |
To fasten or confine with a
buckle or buckles] as, to buckle a harness.
To bend; to cause to kink, or to become
distorted.
To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and
earnestness; -- generally used reflexively.
To join in marriage.
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| Buckle (buckle) |
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| v. i. | (b k"k'l) |
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| Buc"kle |
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To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow;
to curl; to kink.
To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a
wall.
To yield; to give way; to cease opposing.
To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in
close fight; to struggle; to contend.
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