Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right,
Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree?
Shak.
Buc"kler-head`ed (&?;), a. Having a head like a buckler.
Buc"kling (&?;), a. Wavy; curling, as hair. Latham.
Buck"ra (&?;), n. [In the language of the Calabar coast, buckra means "demon, a powerful and superior being." J. L. Wilson.] A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast, West Indies, etc.
Buck"ra, a. White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white yam.
Buck"ram (&?;), n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F. bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG. boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F. bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See Buck, Barracan.] 1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended, and for wrappers to cover merchandise.
Buckram was formerly a very different material from that now known by the name. It was used for wearing apparel, etc. Beck (Draper's Dict. ).