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A flat piece of metal surrounding or covering a keyhole; a keyhole escutcheon.
A keyhole plate. ? Obsolete. Cf. escutcheon, n. 3c, scutcheon, n.1 4e.
Anything shaped like, or resembling, an escutcheon. A key-hole plate, a name plate, etc.
Anything shaped like an escutcheon. A key-hole plate, a name-plate, etc. = escutcheon, n. 3c.