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ESCUTCHEON (0. Fr. escucheon, escusson, modern dcusson, through a Late Lat. form from Lat. Scutum, shield)

ESCUTCHEON (0. Fr. escucheon, escusson, See also:
MODERN
modern dcusson, through a See also:
LATE
Late See also:
LAT
Lat. See also:
FORM (Lat. forma)
form from Lat. Scutum, See also:
SHIELD (0. Eng. scild, cf. Du. and Ger. Schild, Dan. Skjold; the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in " shell " or " scale "; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger
SHIELD, WILLIAM (1748—1829)
shield) , an heraldic See also:

TERM

term for a shield with armorial See also:

BEARINGS

bearings displayed (see See also:

HERALDRY

HERALDRY). The word is also applied to the See also:

SHIELDS, JAMES (181b-1879)

shields used on tombs, in the spandrils of doors or in See also:

STRING

string-courses, and to the ornamented plates from the centre of which See also:

DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the English word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European stem as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

door-rings, knockers, &c., are suspended, or which protect the See also:

wood of the See also:

key-hole from the See also:

WEAR

wear of the key. In See also:

MEDIEVAL

medieval times these were often worked in a very beautiful manner.

End of Article: ESCUTCHEON (0. Fr. escucheon, escusson, modern dcusson, through a Late Lat. form from Lat. Scutum, shield)

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