escutcheon

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
    — Meronyms: field, charge, emblem
  2. A small shield used to charge a larger one.
  3. 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.
    — The milk-mirror, or escutcheon, is formed by the hair above the udder, extending upwards between the thighs, […]
  5. 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.

词形变化

escutcheons plural escocheon alternative,obsolete escutchion alternative,obsolete scutcheon alternative 'scutcheon alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
blotch on the escutcheon blot on the escutcheon escutcheonectomy escutcheoned escutcheon of pretence escutcheon pin inescutcheon

词源

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.
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