Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scutcheon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scutcheon \Scutch"eon\, n. [Aphetic form of escutcheon.]
1. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. --Bacon.
The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of
scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes.
--Macaulay.
2. A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole.
See {Escutcheon}, 4.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scutcheon
n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to
prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: {finger plate}, {escutcheon}]
2: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: {escutcheon}]
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