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scutcheon Definition

scutch·eon (skuc̸hən)

noun

escutcheon

Etymology: ME scochoun, aphetic for escutcheon

scutcheon Synonyms

scutcheon

n.

shield, insignia, crest, device; see decoration 3.

scutcheon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • loot: The conservation of a majesty scutcheon looted from Oliver Cromwell's funeral.
  • make: In 1588 William Gibbons and George Bucknall were required to make scutcheons at their own expense 30.

Adjective modifier

  • small: He suggests that smaller scutcheons ( with pendant leopards?

Modifies a noun

  • gules: Over all a scutcheon gules with a round pointed target lying sinister bendwise.

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