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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Holbein, at Basel, was reduced to accept the smallest commissions—even for scutcheons.
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In the other two corners a medley of faded scutcheons and banners, which had seen their last Toussaint procession, mouldered slowly into dust--into much dust.
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From these abatements originates the expression—“He has a blot in his scutcheon.”
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Like Temple Bar of old, the monument is crowned with heads—those of the three Moslems slain by Smith, and seen on his scutcheon, as given by Stow, where they are also quartered.
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Even the men who lounged in the shade of the low-browed archway--that still bore the scutcheon of its ancient lords--contented themselves with a long stare and a sulky salute.
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