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escutcheon
noun
es·cutch·eon
i-ˈskə-chən 
1
: a defined area on which armorial bearings are displayed and which usually consists of a shield
2
: a protective or ornamental plate or flange (as around a keyhole)
3
: the part of a ship's stern on which the name is displayed
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The metal alloy exterior escutcheon has a matte black finish and an IP54 weatherproof rating.
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PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
At the bottom of the escutcheon is a round panel with a biometric fingerprint reader.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
The interior escutcheon is matte black and measures 6.5 by 2.6 by 1.2 inches (HWD).
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
The exterior escutcheon is made of zinc alloy and has a black finish and an IP65 weatherproof rating.
—PCMAG, 10 May 2024
Irrespective of the outcome, this represents a blot on the American escutcheon.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
Not star young starting pitcher for the Mets—a job that Dwight Gooden and Matt Harvey have both shown to be one where the escutcheon gets quickly tarnished, to sound like a sportswriter of the nineteen-twenties—has ever been so doomed.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2023
In one bedroom the previous owner’s books remain, playing well with a baroque marble escutcheon found at Rose Uniacke.
—Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2023
Thus, the Meyers Manx was born, and suitably adorned with a fine escutcheon: a rampant Manx cat hoisting aloft a dull, chipped sword.
—Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
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PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
At the bottom of the escutcheon is a round panel with a biometric fingerprint reader.
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
The interior escutcheon is matte black and measures 6.5 by 2.6 by 1.2 inches (HWD).
—PCMAG, 20 May 2024
The exterior escutcheon is made of zinc alloy and has a black finish and an IP65 weatherproof rating.
—PCMAG, 10 May 2024
Irrespective of the outcome, this represents a blot on the American escutcheon.
—Nr Editors, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024
Not star young starting pitcher for the Mets—a job that Dwight Gooden and Matt Harvey have both shown to be one where the escutcheon gets quickly tarnished, to sound like a sportswriter of the nineteen-twenties—has ever been so doomed.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2023
In one bedroom the previous owner’s books remain, playing well with a baroque marble escutcheon found at Rose Uniacke.
—Town & Country, 25 Aug. 2023
Thus, the Meyers Manx was born, and suitably adorned with a fine escutcheon: a rampant Manx cat hoisting aloft a dull, chipped sword.
—Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
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“Escutcheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/escutcheon. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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escutcheon
noun
es·cutch·eon
is-ˈkəch-ən
: the shield-shaped surface on which a coat of arms is shown
Medical Definition
escutcheon
noun
es·cutch·eon
is-ˈkəch-ən
: the configuration of adult pubic hair
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