escutcheon
n . 附有纹章的盾;锁眼盖
附有纹章的盾;锁眼盖
escutcheon n 1 :
a flat protective covering (
on a door or wall etc )
to prevent soiling by dirty fingers [
synonym : {
finger plate },
{
escutcheon }, {
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 [
synonym :
{
escutcheon }, {
scutcheon }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 . (
Carp .)
A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood ,
or for ornament ,
as the shield around a keyhole .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 . (
Zo ["
o ]
l .)
The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves ;
the ligamental area .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
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 ]
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
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