SCUTCHEON

escutcheon, scutcheon

(noun) a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

scutcheon (plural scutcheons)

An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.

Source: Wiktionary

Scutch"eon, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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