escutcheon
es·cutch·eon / iˈskəchən/ • n. 1. a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.2. (also escutcheon plate) a flat piece of metal for protection and often ornamentation, around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch.DERIVATIVES: es·cutch·eoned adj.
escutcheon
escutcheon a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms. The word comes (in the late 15th century) from Anglo-Norman French escuchon, based on Latin scutum ‘shield’.
blot on one's escutcheon a stain on one's reputation or character; a figurative phrase recorded from the late 17th century.
blot on one's escutcheon a stain on one's reputation or character; a figurative phrase recorded from the late 17th century.
escutcheon
escutcheon Depressed area, variable in shape, which is found to the posterior of the shell beaks of certain bivalves. Compare LUNULE.
escutcheon
escutcheon A depressed area, variable in shape, which is found to the posterior of the beaks of certain Bivalvia.
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