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Definition of escutcheon
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Escutcheon
(n.) That part of a
vessel's
stern on which her name is
written.
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Quartering
::
Quartering
(n.) One of the
different
coats of arms
arranged
upon an
escutcheon,
denoting
the
descent
of the
bearer..
Palet
::
Palet (n.) A
perpendicular
band upon an
escutcheon,
one half the
breadth
of the
pale..
Dancette
::
Dancette
(a.)
Deeply
indented;
having
large
teeth;
thus, a fess
dancette
has only three teeth in the whole width of the
escutcheon..
Gules
::
Gules (n.) The
tincture
red,
indicated
in seals and
engraved
figures
of
escutcheons
by
parallel
vertical
lines.
Hence,
used
poetically
for a red color or that which is red..
Nombril
::
Nombril
(n.) A point
halfway
between
the fess point and the
middle
base point of an
escutcheon;
--
called
also navel
point.
See
Escutcheon.
Lozenge
::
Lozenge
(n.) A form of the
escutcheon
used by women
instead
of the
shield
which is used by men.
Escutcheon
::
Escutcheon
(n.) A thin metal plate or
shield
to
protect
wood, or for
ornament,
as the
shield
around
a
keyhole..
Abyss
::
Abyss (n.) The
center
of an
escutcheon.
Doubling
::
Doubling
(n.) The
lining
of the
mantle
borne about the
shield
or
escutcheon.
Fesse
::
Fesse (n.) A band drawn
horizontally
across
the
center
of an
escutcheon,
and
containing
in
breadth
the third part of it; one of the nine
honorable
ordinaries..
Quarter
::
Quarter
(n.) One of the
divisions
of an
escutcheon
when it is
divided
into four
portions
by a
horizontal
and a
perpendicular
line
meeting
in the fess
point.
Purpure
::
Purpure
(n.)
Purple,
--
represented
in
engraving
by
diagonal
lines
declining
from the right top to the left base of the
escutcheon
(or from
sinister
chief to
dexter
base)..
Scutcheon
::
Scutcheon
(n.) An
escutcheon;
an
emblazoned
shield.
Fructed
::
Fructed
(a.)
Bearing
fruit;
-- said of a tree or plant so
represented
upon an
escutcheon.
Abatement
::
Abatement
(n.) A mark of
dishonor
on an
escutcheon.
Escutcheon
::
Escutcheon
(n.) The
surface,
usually
a
shield,
upon which
bearings
are
marshaled
and
displayed.
The
surface
of the
escutcheon
is
called
the
field,
the upper part is
called
the
chief,
and the lower part the base (see
Chiff,
and
Field.).
That side of the
escutcheon
which is on the right hand of the
knight
who bears the
shield
on his arm is
called
dexter,
and the other side
sinister..
Bearing
::
Bearing
(n.) Any
single
emblem
or
charge
in an
escutcheon
or coat of arms --
commonly
in the pl.
Gyronny
::
Gyronny
(a.)
Covered
with
gyrons,
or
divided
so as to form
several
gyrons;
-- said of an
escutcheon..
Passant
::
Passant
(v. i.)
Walking;
-- said of any
animal
on an
escutcheon,
which is
represented
as
walking
with the
dexter
paw
raised..
Flanched
::
Flanched
(a.)
Having
flanches;
-- said of an
escutcheon
with those
bearings.
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