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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Scutcheon

· Scutch·eon · IPA /ˈskʌtʃ(ə)n/
01 n. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
  1. 1.
    An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
    “The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes.” — Macaulay.
  2. 2.
    A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4. See: Escutcheon