scutcheon
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈskʌtʃ(ə)n/
noun
Etymology: Aphetic form of escutcheon.
- An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
“But she againe him in the shield did smite / With so fierce furie and great puissaunce, / That, through his three-square scuchin piercing quite / And through his mayled hauberque, by mischaunce / The wicked steele through his left side did glaunce.”
“The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes.”
- An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.