escutcheon meaning

Noun: escutcheon e'skúchun
1. A flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
  - finger plate, scutcheon
2. (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
3. A shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
  - scutcheon
Derived forms: escutcheons
Type of: buckler, plate, protection, protective cover, protective covering, shield
Part of: after part, poop, quarter, stern, tail
Encyclopedia: Escutcheon
[Architecture]
1.
A protective plate surrounding the keyhole of a door, a light switch, etc.; also called a scutcheon.
2.
A flange on a pipe, used to cover a hole in a floor through which the pipe passes.
3.
A protective or ornamental cover at the termination of a post, picket, or rail against a tread, floor, or wall.
key plate, escutcheon, 1
[Electronics]
A usually decorative plate that frames an opening or covers a panel in a piece of equipment (e.g., the escutcheon of a radio tuning dial).
[Medicine]
n : the configuration of adult pubic hair

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that foolish deed of his will remain a blot on his escutcheon.
soldiers in ancient time used escutcheon to fight
a wide vertical band in the center of an escutcheon
a blot on one's escutcheon
hardware for furniture; terms for furniture fittings; handles, knobs, escutcheons, escutcheon insets