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Scutcheon

//ˈskʌtʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

    "But she againe him in the shield did smite / With so fierce furie and great puissaunce, / That, through his three-square scuchin piercing quite / And through his mayled hauberque, by mischaunce / The wicked steele through his left side did glaunce."

  2. 2
    a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms wordnet
  3. 3
    An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.
  4. 4
    a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc.) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers wordnet

Etymology

Aphetic form of escutcheon.

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