escutcheon

== English == === Alternative forms === escocheon, escutchion (obsolete) scutcheon, 'scutcheon === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/ Rhymes: -ʌtʃən Hyphenation: es‧cut‧cheon === Noun === escutcheon (plural escutcheons) (heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. Synonym: shield Meronyms: field, charge, emblem (heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one. (medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound. 2013, Jerome F. Strauss III, Robert L. Barbieri, Yen & Jaffe's Reproductive Endocrinology (page 379) The hair becomes darker and coarser during pubic hair stage 3, spreading over the pubic symphysis with gradual progression to a full female escutcheon. 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. Synonym: milk mirror (nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed. 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. The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate. The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===