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escutcheon

noun
/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle English scochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”). Related to scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu.

  1. derived from scutum
  2. derived from escusson
  3. derived from escuchon
  4. inherited from scochon

Definitions

  1. The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms…

    The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.

    • Meronyms: field, charge, emblem
    • He dies: his very coffin is comfortable; the very vault of his ancestors is sheltered; a funeral sermon is preached in his honour; and escutcheon and marble tablet do their best to preserve his memory.

  2. A small shield used to charge a larger one.

  3. The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.

    • The hair becomes darker and coarser during pubic hair stage 3, spreading over the pubic symphysis with gradual progression to a full female escutcheon.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by…

      A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities.

      • The milk-mirror, or escutcheon, is formed by the hair above the udder, extending upwards between the thighs, […]

    2. The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.

    3. A decorative or protective plate or bezel designed to fill the gap between a switch,…

      A decorative or protective plate or bezel designed to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.

    4. The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.

    5. The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves

      The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at escutcheon. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at escutcheon. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at escutcheon

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA