escutcheon

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noun

Plural noun:

escutcheonsescocheonescutchionscutcheon

1.
(heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
Meronyms: field, charge, emblem
Đồng nghĩa: shield
2.
(heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3.
(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
The hair becomes darker and coarser during pubic hair stage 3, spreading over the pubic symphysis with gradual progression to a full female escutcheon.
4.
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.
Đồng nghĩa: milk mirror
5.
(nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
6.
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.
7.
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
8.
The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

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Đồng nghĩa

shieldmilk mirror

Cùng gốc / liên quan

escutcheonectomyblot on the escutcheonblotch on the escutcheonescutcheon of pretenceescutcheonedescutcheon pininescutcheon

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English scochon, from escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (shield). Related to scutum scute scudo escudo écu.