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escutcheon
noun
es·cutch·eon i-ˈskə-chən 
1
: a defined area on which armorial bearings are displayed and which usually consists of a shield
2
: a protective or ornamental plate or flange (as around a keyhole)
3
: the part of a ship's stern on which the name is displayed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Thus, the Meyers Manx was born, and suitably adorned with a fine escutcheon: a rampant Manx cat hoisting aloft a dull, chipped sword. 
Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022 And the escutcheon doors have weathered four hundred years of Spanish rain and sun. Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2021 That Mann was able to bleed us of millions in legal fees for so long should be a blot on the American escutcheon. The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2021 Inside, the exquisite interior carries over unchanged design-wise from the coupe, complete with extremely comfortable yet very supportive seats and interesting details like escutcheon-less door pulls. Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2020 Hence the magnificent gables, the plaster scrolls, escutcheons, vases, masks, garlands, festoons, cartouches, balustrades, and whatnot. Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018 Potato knob #K203 (on escutcheon #E414) in white bronze, medium patina, by Rocky Mountain Hardware. Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012 See More
Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022 And the escutcheon doors have weathered four hundred years of Spanish rain and sun. Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2021 That Mann was able to bleed us of millions in legal fees for so long should be a blot on the American escutcheon. The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2021 Inside, the exquisite interior carries over unchanged design-wise from the coupe, complete with extremely comfortable yet very supportive seats and interesting details like escutcheon-less door pulls. Jim Resnick, Ars Technica, 14 Sep. 2020 Hence the magnificent gables, the plaster scrolls, escutcheons, vases, masks, garlands, festoons, cartouches, balustrades, and whatnot. Steve King, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2018 Potato knob #K203 (on escutcheon #E414) in white bronze, medium patina, by Rocky Mountain Hardware. Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English escochon, from Anglo-French escuchoun, from Vulgar Latin *scution-, scutio, from Latin scutum shield — more at esquire
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
escutcheon
noun
es·cutch·eon is-ˈkəch-ən
: the configuration of adult pubic hair