HOW TO PRONOUNCE
escutcheon
/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/
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What does escutcheon mean?
noun
- The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
- A small shield used to charge a larger one.
- The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
More meanings (5)
noun
- 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.
- The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
- A decorative or protective plate or bezel designed to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
- The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
- The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
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/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/
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I come here to humble myself before the tombs of my ancestors, and to implore their pardon for having brought dishonour on the family escutcheon.
Deep would have been the blot upon his escutcheon if his chocolate had been ignobly waited on by only three men; he must have died of two.
More book examples (2)
All around, there were monuments carved with armorial bearings; and on this simple slab of slate—as the curious investigator may still discern, and perplex himself with the purport—there appeared the semblance of an engraved escutcheon.
Now it might have been supposed the a Circle—proud of his ancestry and regardful for a posterity which might possibly issue hereafter in a Chief Circle—would be more careful than any other to choose a wife who had no blot on her escutcheon.