escutcheon

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
2. A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3. The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
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. The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
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. The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
8. The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Έννοιες

ασπίδα

άμυνα

ασπίδα οικοσημοφόρος

θυρεός

πώμα

Συνώνυμα

shield

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scutcheon

insignia

buckler

heraldry

blazondry

finger plate

pretext

protector

doorplate

coat of arms

keyhole cover

escutcheon plate

holderbat

key plate

key escucheon

key drop

nameplate

Μεταφράσεις

écusson

scudo

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escudo

🛡️

wapenschild

escudo

🛡️

bouclier

🛡️

écu

🛡️

stemma

blasone

Schild

escussó

sleutelschild

درع

escut

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: scochon

In summary

From Middle English scochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”). Related to scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu.