scutcheon

[ skuhch-uh n ]

/ ˈskʌtʃ ən /

escutcheon.

Zoology. a scute.

Words nearby scutcheon

The feudal king-lord was but first among peers, and very few noble houses could display a scutcheon free from the blot of treason.

The Siege of Norwich Castle |Matilda Maria Blake
A scutcheon over the door somewhat jars in sentiment where there is a washing at every window.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition |Robert Louis Stevenson
No mummers' masks have ever blotted the scutcheon of my family tree.

The Diamond Pin |Carolyn Wells
With his eyes wide open he hails the banner of bigotry, no matter what may be the scutcheon which it bears.

Ancient Faiths And Modern |Thomas Inman

Yet young, I stand amongst the warriors and peers of England with a crest as haught and a scutcheon as stainless as the best.

The Last Of The Barons, Complete |Edward Bulwer-Lytton

scutcheon

/ (ˈskʌtʃən) /

a variant of escutcheon

any rounded or shield-shaped structure, esp a scute

scutcheonless, adjective scutcheon-like, adjective