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escutcheon

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10 lettersPronunciation /ɪˈskʌt͡ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted cceehnostuStarts with EEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms

Word origin

From Middle English scochon, from Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”). Related to scutum, scute, scudo, escudo, and écu.

Used in a sentence

  • Meronyms: field, charge, emblem
  • 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.
  • The hair becomes darker and coarser during pubic hair stage 3, spreading over the pubic symphysis with gradual progression to a full female escutcheon.

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