Synonyms for escutcheon
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ih-skuhch-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈskʌtʃ ən |
Définition of escutcheon
Origin :- late 15c., from Old North French escuchon, variant of Old French escusson, from Vulgar Latin *scutionem, from Latin scutum "shield" (see hide (n.1)).
- noun shield
- His escutcheon 'was the stake, the flame, and good men in it.'
- Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
- Was not the British escutcheon of science dimmed when Priestley passed into exile?
- Extract from : « Priestley in America » by Edgar F. Smith
- This term is sometimes used to denote an Escutcheon of Pretence.
- Extract from : « The Handbook to English Heraldry » by Charles Boutell
- Treachery to it is daubed on many an escutcheon in its heraldry.
- Extract from : « Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry » by Thomas Davis
- War when I will, and rest when I list, is the motto of my escutcheon.
- Extract from : « Rienzi » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
- To doubt this, would have been to throw a blot upon his own escutcheon.
- Extract from : « Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories » by William Carleton
- The escutcheon was at the foot of the panel, and it was not this that first attracted attention.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo
- To the left of the escutcheon was the figure of a woman, standing.
- Extract from : « The Memoirs of Victor Hugo » by Victor Hugo
- That of Hearts has an escutcheon on which is a lion rampant.
- Extract from : « Prophetical, Educational and Playing Cards » by Mrs. John King Van Rensselaer
- Courage came back to his place at the right of the escutcheon.
- Extract from : « The Following of the Star » by Florence L. Barclay
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