escutcheon

escutcheon
Synonyms and related words:
achievement, alerion, animal charge, annulet, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, azure, bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, bearings, bend, bend sinister, billet, blazon, blazonry, bordure, broad arrow, cadency mark, canton, chaplet, charge, chevron, chief, coat of arms, cockatrice, coronet, crescent, crest, cross, cross moline, crown, device, difference, differencing, eagle, ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois, falcon, fess, fess point, field, file, flanch, fleur-de-lis, fret, fur, fusil, garland, griffin, gules, gyron, hatchment, helmet, heraldic device, honor point, impalement, impaling, inescutcheon, label, lion, lozenge, mantling, marshaling, martlet, mascle, metal, motto, mullet, nombril point, octofoil, or, ordinary, orle, pale, paly, pean, pheon, purpure, quarter, quartering, rose, sable, saltire, scutcheon, shield, spread eagle, subordinary, tenne, tincture, torse, tressure, unicorn, vair, vert, wreath, yale

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  • Escutcheon — Es*cutch eon, n. [OF. escusson, F. [ e]cusson, from OF. escu shield, F. [ e]cu. See {Esquire}, {Scutcheon}.] 1. (Her.) The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Escutcheon — may refer to: * Escutcheon (heraldry) a term used in heraldry for the shield displayed in a coat of arms. * Escutcheon in medicine, refers to the male or female distribution of pubic hair. * Escutcheon (furniture) an architectural item of door… …   Wikipedia

  • escutcheon — ► NOUN 1) a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms. 2) a flat piece of metal framing a keyhole, door handle, or light switch. ● a blot on one s escutcheon Cf. ↑a blot on one s escutcheon ORIGIN Old French escuchon, from Latin scutum shield …   English terms dictionary

  • escutcheon — [e skuch′ən, iskuch′ən] n. [NormFr escuchon < VL * scutio < L scutum, shield < ? IE base * skeu , to cover > SKY] 1. a shield or shield shaped surface on which a coat of arms is displayed 2. something shaped like an escutcheon; specif …   English World dictionary

  • escutcheon — late 15c., from O.N.Fr. escuchon, variant of O.Fr. escusson, from V.L. *scutionem, from L. scutum shield (see HIDE (Cf. hide) (n.1)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • escutcheon — n. 1) an armorial escutcheon 2) (misc.) (humorous) a blot on one s escutcheon * * * [ɪ skʌtʃ(ə)n] (misc.) (humorous) a blot on one s escutcheon an armorial escutcheon …   Combinatory dictionary

  • escutcheon — escutcheoned, adj. /i skuch euhn/, n. 1. a shield or shieldlike surface on which a coat of arms is depicted. See illus. under coat of arms. 2. an ornamental or protective plate around a keyhole, door handle, drawer pull, light switch, etc. 3.… …   Universalium

  • escutcheon — [ɪ skʌtʃ(ə)n, ɛ ] noun 1》 a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms. 2》 a flat piece of metal framing a keyhole, door handle, or light switch. Phrases a blot on one s escutcheon a stain on one s reputation or character. escutcheon of pretence a… …   English new terms dictionary

  • escutcheon — UK [ɪˈskʌtʃ(ə)n] / US [ɪˈskʌtʃən] noun [countable] Word forms escutcheon : singular escutcheon plural escutcheons a shield decorated with someone s coat of arms …   English dictionary

  • escutcheon — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shield, coat of arms, crest; see arms 2 , badge 2 . • a blot on one s escutcheon, Syn. stain, stigma, disgrace; see scandal …   English dictionary for students

  • escutcheon — n 1. shield, heraldic shield, scutcheon, Chiefly Brit. hatchment, Heraldry. lozenge. 2. blot on one’s escutcheon shame, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute; stigma, stain, tarnish, smirch, smudge, spot, blot; skeleton in one s closet …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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