SCUTCHEON

scutcheon. Scutcheon, n. a shield represented in heraldry

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Scutch″eon (?), n. [[Aphetic form of escutcheon.]] 1. 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. 2. A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4.