escutcheon
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Is escutcheon a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of escutcheon?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.Examples: "Meronyms: field, charge, emblem"; "He dies: his very coffin is comfortable; the very vault of his ancestors is sheltered; a funeral sermon is preached in his honour; and escutcheon and marble tablet do their best to preserve his memory."; "And in the meanwhile, Society shivered a little feverishly, filled now with the scions of those who had come over with the Jewish and American Conquests. Escutcheons were becoming valueless, how sinister soever the blots and clots upon them."Synonyms: shield
2. (heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3. (medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
4. (nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
Definition source: Wiktionary