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Definition of Scutcheon
1. Noun. A flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers.
Generic synonyms: Protection, Protective Cover, Protective Covering
2. Noun. A shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms.
Definition of Scutcheon
1. n. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield.
Definition of Scutcheon
1. Noun. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. ¹
2. Noun. A small plate of metal, such as the shield around a keyhole. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scutcheon
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scutcheon
Literary usage of Scutcheon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"managers have freely given even to the plays of the greatest of all dramatists,
the " Blot in the 'scutcheon" would take a front rank as an acting play. ..."
2. The Methodist Review (1887)
"A Bint in the 'scutcheon, (fid Other Dramas. By ROBERT BROWNING. ... namely, "A
Blot in the 'scutcheon," " Colombo's Birthday," and "A Soul's ..."
3. Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Sutherland Mrs Orr (1908)
"CHAPTER VIII 1841-1844 A Blot in the 'scutcheon—Letters to Mr. Frank Hill; ...
A Blot in the 'scutcheon was written for Macready, who meant to perform the ..."
4. Macready's Reminiscences and Selections from His Diaries and Letters by William Charles Macready, Frederick Pollock (1875)
"I decided on under-studying his part in Browning's play. February llth.—Production
of the play of ' The Blot on the scutcheon.' * Comus. ..."
5. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"... I made the lion hold an axe, with the field of the scutcheon quartered ; and
I put the axe in solely that I might not be unmindful to revenge him. LI. ..."
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