scutcheon

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scutcheon

/ˈskʌtʃ(ə)n/ UK

Rhymes with -ʌtʃən

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Aphetic form of escutcheon.

noun scutcheons · 'scutcheon

An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. But she againe him in the shield did smite / With so fierce furie and great puissaunce, / That, through his three-square scuchin piercing quite / And through his mayled hauberque, by mischaunce / The wicked steele through his left side did glaunce.
An escutcheon; a small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole.

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@misc{scutcheon_2026,
  title = {scutcheon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scutcheon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}