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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The two sides of an escutcheon are respectively
designated as dexter and sinister, as in the cut, and
the different parts or points by the following names:
A, Dexter chief point; B, Middle chief point; C,
Sinister chief point; D, Honor or color point; E, Fesse
or heart point; F, Nombrill or navel point; G, Dexter
base point; H, Middle base point; I, base point.
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2. 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. --C. L. Flint.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is
written. --R. H. Dane, Jr.
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4. (Carp.) A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or
for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) The depression behind the beak of certain
bivalves; the ligamental area.
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Escutcheon of pretense, an escutcheon used in English
heraldry to display the arms of the bearer's wife; -- not
commonly used unless she an heiress. Cf. Impalement.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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 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.
Note: The two sides of an escutcheon are respectively
designated as dexter and sinister, as in the cut, and
the different parts or points by the following names:
A, Dexter chief point; B, Middle chief point; C,
Sinister chief point; D, Honor or color point; E, Fesse
or heart point; F, Nombrill or navel point; G, Dexter
base point; H, Middle base point; I, base point.
2. 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. --C. L. Flint.
3. (Naut.) That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is
written. --R. H. Dane, Jr.
4. (Carp.) A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or
for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole.
5. (Zo["o]l.) The depression behind the beak of certain
bivalves; the ligamental area.
Escutcheon of pretense, an escutcheon used in English
heraldry to display the arms of the bearer's wife; -- not
commonly used unless she an heiress. Cf. Impalement.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
escutcheon
n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to
prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: finger plate, scutcheon]
2: (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is
inscribed
3: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: scutcheon]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
escutcheon
n.
1 (lb en heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
2 (lb en heraldiccharge) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3 (lb en medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic
mound.
4 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.
5 (lb en nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is
displayed<ref>'''1841''', (w: Richard Henry Dana Jr.), ''The
Seaman's Friend''</ref>.
6 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.
7 The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's
cosmetic plate.
8 The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental
area.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
escutcheon
n.
1 (lb en heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
2 (lb en heraldiccharge) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3 (lb en medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic
mound.
4 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.
5 (lb en nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is
displayed<ref>'''1841''', (w: Richard Henry Dana Jr.), ''The
Seaman's Friend''</ref>.
6 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.
7 The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's
cosmetic plate.
8 The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental
area.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
escutcheon
n.
1 (lb en heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
2 (lb en heraldiccharge) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3 (lb en medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic
mound.
4 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.
5 (lb en nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is
displayed<ref>'''1841''', (w: Richard Henry Dana Jr.), ''The
Seaman's Friend''</ref>.
6 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.
7 The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's
cosmetic plate.
8 The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental
area.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
escutcheon
n.
1 (lb en heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
2 (lb en heraldiccharge) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3 (lb en medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic
mound.
4 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.
5 (lb en nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is
displayed<ref>'''1841''', (w: Richard Henry Dana Jr.), ''The
Seaman's Friend''</ref>.
6 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.
7 The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's
cosmetic plate.
8 The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental
area.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
escutcheon
Englanti n.
vaakunakilpi
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
شعار النبالة
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
kování klíčové dírky
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
štít s erbem
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
Schlüssellochschild , Schlüsselschild , Schlüssellochzierplatte , Schlüssellochabdeckplatte , Schlüssellochschutzbeschlag
Synonyms: escutcheon plate, scutcheon
see: escutcheon plates, escutcheons, scutcheons, round escutcheon
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
Wappenschild , Schild
Note: Wappenkunde
Synonyms: heraldic shield, shield, scutcheon
see: heraldic shields, shields, escutcheons, scutcheons, inner shield, inescutcheon, central inner shiled, central inescutcheon
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
escutcheon //ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən//
1. vaakuna
coat of arms
2. peitelevy
plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protuberance
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
štit
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
1. szeméremszôrzet
2. kulcscímer
3. skálakeret
4. címerpajzs
5. címer
6. fedôlap
7. címertábla
8. tejtükör
9. névfelirat
10. zárfedô lemez
11. pajzs
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
escutcheon //ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən//
vapensköld
coat of arms
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
escutcheon /ɛskˈʌtʃən/
1. armalı kalkan, arma
2. (den ) geminin isim tabelâsı
3. anahtar deliğinin etrafındaki süslü madeni çerçeve. a blot on his escutcheon şerefine sürülmüş leke.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
102 Moby Thesaurus words for "escutcheon":
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
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n.饰有纹章的盾
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 附有纹章的盾;锁眼盖
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