in furniture design, an armorial shield sometimes applied to the centre of pediments on pieces of fine furniture and, also, the metal plate that surrounds a keyhole or the pivoting metal plate that sometimes covers the keyhole. ... Learn more about escutcheon with a free trial on Britannica.com...
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In a few cases, such armorial bearings are either family arms or components which appear in the arms of others as if the illustrious individual had borne them. ... Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) [ escutcheon | coat of arms ]; Or, three pallets Gules. [da Vinci, Tuscany]
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privilege 3 : a person of superior standing —now used especially as a title for a holder of high office 4 : one whose worth brings respect or fame : credit 5 : the center point of the upper half of an armorial escutcheon 6 : an evidence or symbol of distinction: as a : an exalted title or rank b (1) :
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Escutcheon (also called scutcheon) is the term used in heraldry for the shield displayed in a coat of arms. An inescutcheon is a smaller escutcheon borne within a larger escutcheon. The term crest is often used incorrectly to designate this part of the coat of arms. ... English armorial...
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Italian, Third Quarter of the Sixteenth Century; Folding Armchair with Armorial Escutcheons in Relief (One of a Pair); 16th century; View Larger Image;; View Full Catalog Record Below...
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The diaries of Samuel Pepys from London, UK in the 17th century ... Escutcheon may refer to: ... also in wider sense, the shield with the armorial bearings; a sculptured or painted representation of this. 1480 Wardr. Acc. Edw. IV (1830) 131 Escochons of papir in colours of the armes of Lorde George Ver; 1610 HOLLAND Camden’s Brit.
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Escutcheon: Heraldry A shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms. ... Escutcheon of pretense in heraldry, a small escutcheon charged upon the main escutcheon, indicating the wearer's pretensions to some distinction, or to an estate, armorial bearings, etc., which are not his by strict right of descent.
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Brookline. Brookline. Information about Brookline in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... Nor did it add to the picturesque appearance of the panelled walls that the slate of the Brookline stage was suspended against them, instead of the armorial escutcheon of some far-descended governor.
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On the bird’s chest there is a quartered escutcheon with the symbols of the historical Romanian provinces (Wallachia, Moldavia, Transylvania, Banat and Oltenia) as well as two dolphins reminding of the country’s Black Sea Coast. ... The Online Armorial...
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