Word of the Day for Sunday, November 23, 2008
escutcheon \ih-SKUHCH-uhn\, noun:
1. a shield decorated with a coat of arms
2. the protective metal plate around a keyhole and lock, drawer handle or pull, light switch, etc.
3. the panel on a ship's stern bearing her name
Escutcheon, "because...words...are...important!"
--Tommy Boy
by 1480, from Old North French escuchon, variant of Old French escusson, from Latin scutum "shield"
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