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In heraldry, an escutcheon (/ ɪ ˈ s k ʌ tʃ ən /) is a shield that forms the main or focal element in an achievement of arms. The word can be used in two related senses. In the first sense, an escutcheon is the shield upon which a coat of arms is displayed. In the second sense, an escutcheon can itself be a charge within a coat of arms.
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design [1] on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in its whole consists of a shield, supporters, a crest, and a motto.
Dexter and sinister are terms used in heraldry to refer to specific locations in an escutcheon bearing a coat of arms, and to the other elements of an achievement. Dexter (Latin for 'right') [1] indicates the right-hand side of the shield, as regarded by the bearer, i.e. the bearer's proper right, and to the left as seen by the viewer.
Escutcheon may refer to: Escutcheon (heraldry), a shield or shield-shaped emblem, displaying a coat of arms; Escutcheon (furniture), a metal plate that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder on a door (in medicine) the distribution of pubic hair (in archaeology) decorated discs supporting the handles on hanging bowls
An escutcheon (/ ɪ ˈ s k ʌ tʃ ən / ih-SKUTCH-ən) is a general term for a decorative plate used to conceal a functioning, non-architectural item. Escutcheon is an Old Norman word derived from the Latin word scutum, meaning 'a shield'. Escutcheons are most often used in conjunction with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing components and ...
These include the escutcheon or inescutcheon, lozenge, fusil, mascle, rustre, billet, roundel, fountain, and annulet. The escutcheon is a small shield. If borne singly in the centre of the main shield, it is sometimes called an inescutcheon, and is usually employed to combine multiple coats. It is customarily the same shape as the shield it is ...
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Escutcheon: Argent an eagle rising Sable beaked and legged and a glory round the head Or holding in the dexter claw an inkhorn Proper a chief per pale Azure and Gules charged on the dexter side with an open book Or inscribed in letters Sable "Thy Word is Truth" and on the sinister side an ancient ship with three masts sails furled also Or.