Scutcheon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Scutcheon	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Scutcheon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scutcheon n a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers Synonym(s): finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms Synonym(s): escutcheon, 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.