| 单词 | keyhole escutcheon |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskeyhole escutcheon keyhole escutcheon n. a plate of metal surrounding a keyhole which prevents the surface of the door, drawer, etc., in which it is set from being scratched or otherwise damaged by the key. ΚΠ 1829 Repertory Patent Inventions 7 127 James Deakin and Thomas Deakin..making from horns and hoofs of animals, various articles; namely bell pulls, door handles and knobs, key hole escutcheons or coverings, [etc.]. 1941 Metrop. Mus. Art Bull. 36 132/2 It also possesses one of his rare signatures, the monogram D R inlaid beneath the key-hole escutcheon on the central drawer. 2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 10 Jan. 3 Although it lacks one of its keyhole escutcheons,..I am inordinately fond of my chest of drawers. < as lemmas |
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