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Webster 1913 Edition
Scutcheon
Scutch′eon
,Noun.
[Aphetic form of
escutcheon
.] 1.
An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
Bacon.
The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of
scutcheons
, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes. Macaulay.
2.
A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See
Escutcheon
, 4.