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Scutum vs Buckler - What's the difference?

scutum | buckler |

In zoology terms the difference between scutum and buckler

is that scutum is one of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle while buckler is the anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.

In obsolete terms the difference between scutum and buckler

is that scutum is a penthouse or awning while buckler is to shield; to defend.

As nouns the difference between scutum and buckler

is that scutum is an oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army while buckler is 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.

As proper nouns the difference between scutum and buckler

is that scutum is a small autumn constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a shield. It lies between the constellations of Aquila, Sagittarius, and the tail of Serpens while Buckler is {{surname|lang=en}.

As a verb buckler is

to shield; to defend.

scutum

English

Noun

(scuta)
  • (historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry of the Roman army.
  • (zoology) A scute.
  • (zoology) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a barnacle.
  • (obsolete) A penthouse or awning.
  • (Burrill)
    ----

    buckler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • * 1598 , William Shakespeare, Henry IV , Part I, Act II, Scene IV, line 166.
  • I am eight times thrust through the doublet, four through the hose, my buckler cut through and through; my sword hacked like a hand-saw -- ecce signum!
  • (obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 22:
  • The target or buckler was carried by the heavy armed foot, it answered to the scutum of the Romans; its form was sometimes that of a rectangular parallelogram, but more commonly had it's bottom rounded off; it was generally convex, being curved in it's breadth.
  • (zoology) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many ganoid fishes.
  • (zoology) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.
  • (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.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To shield; to defend.
  • Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right, / Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree? — Shakespeare.