📖 Definitions of "Scutcheon"
noun
- 1
An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
- 2
An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.
🔄 Synonyms of "Scutcheon"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| escutcheonnoun | (heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. |
| finger platenoun | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| escutcheonnoun | (heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. |
| finger platenoun | a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers |
| shielded | protected from influence or danger |
| chargenoun | The amount of money levied for a service. |
| shieldnoun | Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection. |
| escutcheon of pretencenoun | (heraldry, UK) An escutcheon used to display the arms of the bearer's wife; not commonly used unless she is an heiress. |
| scutumnoun | (historical, Roman antiquity) An oblong shield made of boards or wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron rim; carried chiefly by the heavily armed infantry of the Roman army. |
| coat of armsnoun | (heraldry) Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon. |
| scutanoun | A scutum (shield). |
| coat armournoun | (archaic, heraldry) The escutcheon of a person or family, with its charges, mantling, crest, supporters, motto, etc. |
| bearingnoun | (in the plural, especially in phrases such as 'get one's bearings') One's understanding of one's orientation or relative position, literally or figuratively. |
| armsnoun | Weaponry, weapons. |
| targetnoun | A goal or objective. |
| billetnoun | A short informal letter. |
| bucklernoun | A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, held in the hand or worn on the arm (usually the left), for protecting the front of the body. In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in England, the buckler was a small shield, used not to cover the body but to stop or parry blows. |
| abyssnoun | (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. |
| consolenoun | An instrument with displays and an input device that is used to monitor and control an electronic system. |
| cognizancenoun | Notice or awareness. |
| bordurenoun | (heraldry) A contrasting border around a shield. |
| banner rollnoun | A banderole. |
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