Escutcheon may refer to:
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Escutcheon (heraldry)
In heraldry, an escutcheon () is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms. The word can be used in two related senses. In the first sense, an escutcheon is the shield upon which a coat of arms is displayed. In th ...
, a shield or shield-shaped emblem, displaying a coat of arms
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Escutcheon (furniture), a metal plate that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder on a door
* (in medicine) the distribution of
pubic hair
* (in archaeology) decorated discs supporting the handles on
hanging bowls
* (in
malacology) a depressed area, present in some
bivalves behind the
beaks in the dorsal line (about and behind the ligament, if external), in one or both valves, generally set off from the rest of the shell by a change in sculpture or colour.
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