buckle
A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
Other meanings
Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
An image of a clasp () used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
A kind of
- fastener
Kinds of buckle
- belt buckle
Word history
From Latin "buccula" (cheek strap of a helmet; boss of a shield).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “buckle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.