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Escutcheons

noun
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounAn individual or corporate coat of arms.
2.nounA small shield used to charge a larger one.
3.nounThe pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
4.nounA 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.
5.nounThe part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
6.nounA decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
7.nounThe insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
8.nounThe depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Synonyms

milk mirrorscutcheonfinger platekeyholequoinsogeeopenworkpelmetquatrefoilcorbelbalusterscrollwork
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