escutcheon

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪˈskʌtʃən/, SAMPA: /I"skVtS@n/
• Rhymes: -ʌtʃən

Etymology

Latin scutum (“shield”).

Noun

escutcheon (plural escutcheons)

1. (heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
2. 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.
3. The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.

Derived terms

• blot on the escutcheon
• escutcheoned
• escutcheon pin

Translations

coat of arms

Dutch: wapenschild (nl) n. Finnish: vaakuna (fi) French: écusson (fr) m.

Italian: scudo (it) m. Macedonian: штит (mk) (štít) m. Polish: tarcza herbowa f.

plate or bezel to fill the gap around a protruberance

Dutch: sleutelschild (nl) n. French: écusson (fr) m.