escutcheons

noun

1. 1

   An individual or corporate coat of arms.

2. 2

   A small shield used to charge a larger one.

3. 3

   The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.

4. 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. 5

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

6. 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. 7

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

8. 8

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