escutcheon

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escutcheon

the areas of a shield A. dexter chief B. center chief C. sinister chief D. dexter flank E. fess point F. sinister flank G. dexter base H. center base I. sinister base (Precision Graphics)

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.

idiom:

a blot on (one's) escutcheon

1. Dishonor to one's reputation.

[Middle English escochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, from Vulgar Latin *scūtiō, scūtiōn-, from Latin scūtum, shield.]

escutcheoned es·cutch'eoned adj.

1. A protective plate surrounding the keyhole of a door, a light switch, etc.; also called a scutcheon.
2. A flange on a pipe, used to cover a hole in a floor through which the pipe passes.
3. A protective or ornamental cover at the termination of a post, picket, or rail against a tread, floor, or wall.

key plate, escutcheon, 1

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[Ar]

Small metal ornamental plate or badge forming an emblem or cover plate attached to a larger object or structure.

The shield-like pattern of distribution of the haircoat in the area below the vulva, down to the top of the udder, in the cow. The escutcheon itself is composed of hairs which lie vertically downwards; its edges consist of a well-demarcated ridge created when this vertically inclined hair meets the horizontally inclined hair of the lateral aspect of the thigh. Wishful-thinking herdsmen used to read predictions of milking capacity into the shape of the escutcheon of a dairy cow.

IN BRIEF: The shield shaped surface on which a coat of arms is shown. Also: an ornamental shield around a keyhole.

The escutcheon had historical significance to the monarchy.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - våbenskjold, navnebræt, låsebeslag

Nederlands (Dutch)
wapenschild, (bescherm) plaatje, naamplaat van een schip

Français (French)
n. - écusson, écu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wappenschild, Namensschild

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θυρεός, οικόσημο

Italiano (Italian)
stemma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - escudo (m), brasão (m)

Русский (Russian)
щит герба, доска с названием судна

Español (Spanish)
n. - escudo de armas, placa ornamental, espejo de popa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vapensköld, skyddsplåt, nyckelbeslag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
有花纹的盾, 孔罩, 锁眼盖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 有花紋的盾, 孔罩, 鎖眼蓋

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 방패 모양의 바탕, 배 이름을 쓴 배 고물의 중앙부, 열쇠구멍 가리개

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 紋章入りの盾, 盾の紋地, 盾

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غطاء ثقب المفتاح, شعار النباله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מגן מעוטר, אמצע ירכתי ספינה, הדיסקית שסביב חור המנעול או ידית של דלת‬

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