Buckles

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of buckle form-of, plural

    "The belt-maker added buckles to several belts."

Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of buckle form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

    "We can watch as the container buckles under stress."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Buckle form-of, plural

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"The greaves, which were made of flexible metal plates, fastened behind with buckles, covered the front part of the legs from the ankles to just above the knees."

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