escutcheon

Etymology
From, from , (French ), ultimately from. Related to.

Noun

 * 1)  The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
 * 2)  A small shield used to charge a larger one.
 * 3)  The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
 * 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.
 * 5)  The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
 * 6) A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel 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.
 * 1)  The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
 * 2) A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
 * 3) The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
 * 4) The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Danish: våbenskjold
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 * Irish:
 * Italian:, ,
 * Macedonian: штит
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish: tarcza herbowa
 * Portuguese:
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 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
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 * Dutch: sleutelschild
 * Finnish: peitelevy
 * French:
 * Portuguese: escudete