escutcheon

(heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.

(heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.

(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.

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.

(nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.

A 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.

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

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