What does escutcheon mean?
Definitions for escutcheon
ɪˈskʌtʃ ənes·cutcheon
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Princeton's WordNet
finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheonnoun
a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
escutcheonnoun
(nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
escutcheon, scutcheonnoun
a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
Wiktionary
escutcheonnoun
An individual or corporate coat of arms.
escutcheonnoun
A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
escutcheonnoun
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
Etymology: From escuchon, ultimately from scutum.
Webster Dictionary
Escutcheonnoun
the surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the field, the upper part is called the chief, and the lower part the base (see Chiff, and Field.). That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called dexter, and the other side sinister
Escutcheonnoun
a marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities
Escutcheonnoun
that part of a vessel's stern on which her name is written
Escutcheonnoun
a thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole
Escutcheonnoun
the depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area
Etymology: [OF. escusson, F. cusson, from OF. escu shield, F. cu. See Esquire, Scutcheon.]
Wikidata
Escutcheon
In heraldry, an escutcheon is a shield which forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms. The word is used in two related senses. Firstly, as the shield on which a coat of arms is displayed. Escutcheon shapes are derived from actual shields used by knights in combat, and thus have varied and developed by region and by era. As this shape has been regarded as a war-like device appropriate to men only, British ladies customarily bear their arms upon a lozenge, or diamond-shape, while clergymen and ladies in continental Europe bear theirs on a cartouche, or oval. Other shapes are in use, such as the roundel commonly used for arms granted to Aboriginal Canadians by the Canadian Heraldic Authority. Secondly, a shield can itself be a charge within a coat of arms. More often, a smaller shield is placed over the middle of the main shield as a form of marshalling. In either case, the smaller shield is usually given the same shape as the main shield. When there is only one such shield, it is sometimes called an inescutcheon.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Escutcheon
es-kuch′un, n. a shield on which a coat of arms is represented: a family shield: the part of a vessel's stern bearing her name.—adj. Escutch′eoned ('und), having an escutcheon.—Escutcheon of pretence, an escutcheon placed with the arms of an heiress in the centre of her husband's coat.—A blot on the escutcheon, a stain on one's good name. [O. Fr. escuchon—L. scutum, a shield.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
escutcheon
The compartment in the middle of the ship's stern, where her name is written. [Derived from ex-scutum.]
Entomology
Escutcheon
the scutellum in Coleoptera.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of escutcheon in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of escutcheon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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