Escutcheon Definition

ĭ-skŭchən
escutcheons
noun
escutcheons
A shield or shield-shaped surface on which a coat of arms is displayed.
Webster's New World
Something shaped like an escutcheon.
Webster's New World
An ornamental or protective plate, as for a keyhole.
American Heritage
The plate on the stern of a ship inscribed with the ship's name.
American Heritage
(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
a blot on (one's) escutcheon
  • Dishonor to one's reputation.
American Heritage
a blot on one's escutcheon
  • a stain on one's honor; disgrace to one's reputation
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Escutcheon

Noun

Singular:
escutcheon
Plural:
escutcheons

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Escutcheon

  • a blot on (one's) escutcheon
  • a blot on one's escutcheon

Origin of Escutcheon

  • Middle English escochon from Anglo-Norman escuchon from Vulgar Latin scūtiō scūtiōn- from Latin scūtum shield skei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”).

    From Wiktionary

Escutcheon Sentence Examples

  • This energetic action on Grant's part saved the United States from a foul stain upon its escutcheon.

  • In May 1670 he received the titles of excellency and privy councillor; in July of the same year he was ennobled under the name of Griffenfeldt, deriving his title from the gold griffin with outspread wings which surmounted his escutcheon; in November 1673 he was created a count, a knight of the Elephant and, finally, imperial chancellor.

  • Here his conduct was anything but diplomatic. He at once announced himself as the protector of the extreme Jacobins in Rome, demanded the expulsion of the French emigres who had taken refuge there, including the "demoiselles Capet," and ordered the fleur-de-lys on the escutcheon of the French embassy to be replaced by a picture of Liberty painted by a French art student.

  • The government got alarmed when the mob one night attacked the German embassy, tore the arms of the empire from the door of the consulate, and dragged the escutcheon to the Puerto del Sol, where it was burnt amid much uproar.

  • The ' Lucas ' switch has an integral non detachable escutcheon.

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