scutcheon noun. ['skʌtʃ(ǝ)n] ME.
[Aphet. from (the same root as) ESCUTCHEON.]
1. Heraldry. = ESCUTCHEON 1. ME.
b. fig. = ESCUTCHEON 3. Chiefly in phrs., esp. a blot on one's scutcheon. LME.

2. A brooch; a badge. LME-L16.

3. a. Horticulture. A shield-shaped piece of bark bearing a bud, cut for grafting between the wood and bark of the stock. Now rare or obsolete. L16.
b. Zoology. A large scale or bony plate, a scute. Now rare. M19.

4. a. The plate of a gunlock. M17-L18.
b. An ornamented brass etc. plate round or over a keyhole; a plate for a name or inscription. E18.
c. A hatchment. E18.

■ scutcheoned adjective provided or decorated with scutcheons L18.

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