scutcheon
Americannoun
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a variant of escutcheon
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any rounded or shield-shaped structure, esp a scute
Other Word Forms
- scutcheon-like adjective
- scutcheonless adjective
Example Sentences
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The prince is a proud man, as proud as the Leopard ramping on his princely scutcheon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hercule Poirot prods the memories of surviving participants in a 16-year-old English seaside poisoning affair, pulls out the unsuspected killer and clears the scutcheon of a young girl whose mother was convicted of the crime.
From Time Magazine Archive
Happily the Strongest man seemed, last week, on the point of wiping from his scutcheon the stain of treachery.
From Time Magazine Archive
THE SWAN�A finely shaded picture of a royal family engaged in the indoor sport of keeping a blot off the scutcheon.
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The doorway retains its original doors with an ornamental iron scutcheon over the keyhole.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ripon A Short History of the Church and a Description of Its Fabric by Hallett, Cecil Walter Charles
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