Escutcheon

Word ESCUTCHEON
Character 10
Hyphenation es cutch eon
Pronunciations /ɪˈskʌtʃən/

Definitions and meanings of "Escutcheon"

What do we mean by escutcheon?

A shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms. noun

An ornamental or protective plate, as for a keyhole. noun

The plate on the stern of a ship inscribed with the ship's name. noun

(a blot on (one's) escutcheon) Dishonor to one's reputation. idiom

In heraldry, the surface upon which are charged a person's armorial bearings, other than the crest, motto, supporters, etc., which are borne separately. noun

Something, either artificial or natural, having more or less resemblance to an escutcheon. noun

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. noun

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. noun

That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is written. noun

A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole. noun

The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area. noun

An escutcheon used in English heraldry to display the arms of the bearer's wife; -- not commonly used unless she an heiress. Cf. Impalement. noun

An individual or corporate coat of arms. noun

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. noun

The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate. noun

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

A shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms noun

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

An individual or corporate coat of arms.

A small shield used to charge a larger one.

The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.

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 was once taken as an index of milking qualities.

The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.

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.

The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.

The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

The area between the rectum and udder of a cow, when tickled may induce the heifer to urinate. Urban Dictionary

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The word "escutcheon" in example sentences

The fair fame of Harvard is the possession of every son and daughter of Massachusetts, and the least stain that mars her escutcheon is the sorrow of all. ❋ Gail Hamilton (1864)

To the left of the escutcheon was the figure of a woman, standing. ❋ Victor Hugo (1843)

Camden society what the old church at Jamestown probably was, may be seen the tomb of a Tazewell, who died in 1706, on which is engraved the coat of arms of the family, -- a lion rampant, bearing a helmet with a vizor closed on his back; an escutcheon, which is evidently of Norman origin, and won by some daring feat of arms, and which could only have been held by one of the conquering race. ❋ Hugh Blair Grigsby (1843)

The Zornozas boast an escutcheon which is embellished with a band, a number of wolves, and a legend whose import I do not recall. ❋ P��o Baroja (1914)

Victorian outcry against what was termed 'a blot 'on the already rather shady' escutcheon 'of Australia, the immigration was stopped in 1868. ❋ Richard Ernest Nowell Twopeny (1886)

Dorsetshire, of the latter period, is of stone, the upper part worked in plain oblong panels; and a kind of escutcheon within one of these bears the date 1592; the lower part or basement of this pulpit is circular in form. ❋ Matthew Holbeche Bloxam (1846)

Holding out the word "government" as a kind of escutcheon to his people, it is Obama's message that his government is the ally not just of multicultural Democrats, as his opponents would have it, but the friend of all Americans. ❋ Norman Snider (2011)

Clack Row, "mentioned in the preceding extract from the minutes, and it is likely that there is some connection between the" escutcheon "ordered and his burial, i.e. it was, probably ordered for his coffin, he being" in extremis "at the time the ❋ Unknown (1924)

Our task now is to make the rest of the world view the grind for what it is - an obscenity and a disgrace upon the escutcheon of humanity. ❋ Deborah Bassett (2011)

Heraldry — abatement, cadency, clarion, escutcheon, jessant-de-lys, rampant, talbot (I could go on for close to a thousand words as classical heraldry uses Norman French) ❋ Unknown (2009)

The firms escutcheon storkcraft baby is stamped upon a dump side teething rail of a little cribs. ❋ Admin (2009)

Her whiter-than-white teeth caused Biden boosters in the theater to recoil in horror at this blot on Joe's enamel escutcheon. ❋ Michael Jones (2011)

At his death the wife went back across the loch to her own people, and the blot on the escutcheon of Island McGill was erased. ❋ Unknown (2010)

My escutcheon of my father's adherence to Labour and the trade union movement and his father's before him brought together some easily identifiable elements: without the Labour party there would have been no NHS, no comprehensive schools and only restricted access to university for working people. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I [tickled] [my girls] escutcheon while she was asleep last night, now I have to change my [friggen] sheets! ❋ Dirty Nick (2006)

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