English Dictionary

escutcheon

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/

名詞

(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.

日本語の意味

家紋、紋章（個人または団体の紋章） / 大きな盾を装飾・支援するための小さな盾 / 恥丘部の毛の配置パターン

The ancient escutcheon above the castle gate proclaimed the noble family's lineage to all who entered.

古い紋章が城門の上に掲げられ、入る者すべてにその高貴な家系を示していた。

意味（1）

(heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.

He dies: his very coffin is comfortable; the very vault of his ancestors is sheltered; a funeral sermon is preached in his honour; and escutcheon and marble tablet do their best to preserve his memory.

意味（2）

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

意味（3）

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

意味（4）

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.

The milk-mirror, or escutcheon, is formed by the hair above the udder, extending upwards between the thighs, […]

意味（5）

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

意味（6）

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.

意味（7）

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

意味（8）

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

escutcheons （ plural ）