Meaning & use
escutcheon
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A shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms.
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The family's escutcheon, carved above the doorway, displayed a golden lion on a blue field.
Genealogists traced the family's history through the escutcheons on the old manor's walls.
A note on using this word
Also used for the ornamental metal plate around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch; the idiom 'a blot on one's escutcheon' means a stain on one's reputation.
Another way to use it
2. noun
A protective or ornamental metal plate surrounding a keyhole, door handle, or light switch.
He polished the brass escutcheon around the old front-door keyhole.
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