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escutcheon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++e·scutch·eon /ɪˈskʌtʃən/ noun [countable] formal  PMWa shield on which someone’s coat of arms (=family sign) is painted 饰有纹章的盾,盾形章
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escutcheonStrictly speaking, therefore, impalement and the use of an escutcheon of pretence is marshalling at its simplest.Perhaps the greatest variation is in the form of the type of mount, or escutcheon, for the handle.Two square escutcheon plates, each incised with a cross, have been riveted on to the surface above and below the keyhole.These others with the black line drawn across their escutcheons belong to the leading supporters of de Montfort.This man Otis is the one blot on the banner of southern California; he is the bar sinister on your escutcheon.
Origin escutcheon (1400-1500) Anglo-French escuchon, from Latin scutum shield
e·scutch·eon nounChineseSyllable
a which Corpus of coat shield arms someone’s on


escutcheon
escutcheon /ɪˈskʌtʃən/ noun [countable] formal
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Anglo-French
 Origin: escuchon, from Latin scutum 'shield'
a shield on which someone’s coat of arms (=family sign) is painted


es·cut·cheonBrE /ɪˈskʌtʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪˈskʌtʃn/ 🔊 nouna flat piece of metal around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch 孔罩;锁眼盖;门把手盖板;电灯开关板a shield that has a coat of arms on it 盾形饰牌