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Escutcheon

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Noun

1. escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon

a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers

2. escutcheon

(nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed

3. escutcheon, scutcheon

a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Escutcheon

see synonyms of escutcheon
noun
1. 
a shield, esp a heraldic one that displays a coat of arms
2. Also called: escutcheon plate
a plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole, door handle, light switch, etc, esp an ornamental one protecting a door or wall surface
3. 
the place on the stern or transom of a vessel where the name is shown
4.  blot on one's escutcheon

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Escutcheon

see synonyms of escutcheon
noun
1. 
a shield or shield-shaped surface on which a coat of arms is displayed
2. 
something shaped like an escutcheon
; specif.,
a. 
a protective, often ornamental shield or plate, as that around a keyhole
b. 
the space on a ship's stern bearing the name

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Escutcheon

see synonyms of escutcheon
n.
1. Heraldry A shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms.
2. An ornamental or protective plate, as for a keyhole.
3. Nautical The plate on the stern of a ship inscribed with the ship's name.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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