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Definition of scutch

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Scutch (v. t.) To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating and blowing.

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Couche :: Couche (v. t.) Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon..

Quartering :: Quartering (n.) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer..

Unsoutcheoned :: Unsoutcheoned (a.) Destitute of an escutcheon.

Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole..

Escocheon :: Escocheon (n.) Escutcheon.

Abyss :: Abyss (n.) The center of an escutcheon.

Flanched :: Flanched (a.) Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those bearings.

Palet :: Palet (n.) A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth of the pale..

Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of the field. See Escutcheon.

Pale :: Pale (n.) One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it..

Scutcheon :: Scutcheon (n.) An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.

Scutch :: Scutch (n.) The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax.

Passant :: Passant (v. i.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised..

Swingle :: Swingle (v. t.) To clean, as flax, by beating it with a swingle, so as to separate the coarse parts and the woody substance from it; to scutch..

Scutch :: Scutch (n.) A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.

Bearing :: Bearing (n.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.

Scutcheon :: Scutcheon (n.) A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4..

Lozenge :: Lozenge (n.) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the shield which is used by men.

Escutcheon :: Escutcheon (n.) The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Scutcher :: Scutcher (n.) An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton; etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine..