escutcheon

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

scudo

🛡️

blasone

stemma

brocchiere

sinonimi

shield

🛡️

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

Traduzioni

écusson

wapenschild

escudo

🛡️

escudo

🛡️

écu

🛡️

bouclier

🛡️

Schild

blasón

escussó

escudo de armas

escut

درع

sleutelschild

arma

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: 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.