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scutule|ˈskjuːtjʊl|
[ad. L. scūtulum (in sense 1 through It.), f. scūtum shield.]
†1. ? An escutcheon-shaped marking. rare—1.
1592R. D. Hypnerotomachia 48 Because the circumduct and compassing coulers, meeting together in the selfe same smoothe and cleane stones, did yeeld a reflection, no part being faultie, eyther of the square checkers or scutuls and Trigons [orig. scutuli, trigoni, quadrati].
2. Zool. A small scute or dermal plate.
1841Penny Cycl. XIX. 469/2 Rhinoceros... One-horned;..scutules of the skin angled at the margin. |