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noun
The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
Synonyms: shield
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A small shield used to charge a larger one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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noun
The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: milk mirror
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A decorative or protective plate or bezel designed to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: scutcheon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shield, buckler
noun
(nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plate
noun
a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: finger plate, scutcheon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protective covering, protective cover, protection
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Proto-Indo-European *skoy-tó-m Proto-Italic *skoitom? Latin scūtum Old French escutder. Old French escu Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ō Frankishinflu. Old French -on Anglo-Norman escuchonbor. Middle English scochon English escutcheon From Middle English scochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”). Related to scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu.
Across languages
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