Scutcheon

Quick meaning: Scutcheon is a noun meaning An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

Meaning

An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

More Meanings

1. An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.

Example Sentences

The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes.

The Attorney-General, however, had used this episode, which Martin in retrospect had felt to be a blot on the scutcheon, merely to emphasise the intelligence and resource of the prisoner.

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.

There be now, for martial encouragement, some degrees and orders of chivalry; which nevertheless are conferred promiscuously, upon soldiers and no soldiers; and some remembrance perhaps, upon the scutcheon; and some hospitals for maimed soldiers; and such like things.

Word Forms

• scutcheons

Synonyms for scutcheon

Depending on context, synonyms include escutcheon.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include escutcheon, shielded, charge, shield, scutum, scuta.

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