How do you use Escutcheon in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like protection or plate, plus the exact meaning.
Escutcheon in a sentence
Escutcheon meaning
- The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
- A small shield used to charge a larger one.
- The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
Synonyms of Escutcheon
Using Escutcheon
- The main meaning on this page is: The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. | A small shield used to charge a larger one. | The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
- Useful related words include: scutcheon, finger plate, protective covering, protective cover.
- In the example corpus, escutcheon often appears in combinations such as: the escutcheon.
Context around Escutcheon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Escutcheon
- In this selection, "escutcheon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 34.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, family, interior and shaped stand out and add context to how "escutcheon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include behind the escutcheon the specifics and diamond shaped escutcheon was traditionally. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "escutcheon" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with escutcheon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Doepler's design then became the Reichsschild (Reich's escutcheon ) with restricted use such as pennant for government vehicles. (19 words)
In Britain this is most often an "escutcheon of pretence" indicating, in the arms of a married couple, that the wife is an heraldic heiress (i. (26 words)
The coat of arms of a Latin Rite Catholic bishop usually displays a galero with a cross and crosier behind the escutcheon ; the specifics differ by location and ecclesiastical rank (see Ecclesiastical heraldry ). (33 words)
When Stodder and others came to close up the dock and ship one evening Stodder noted, When we came up to clean that night there was not a key, doorknob, escutcheon – there wasn't a thing that hadn't been carried away. (42 words)
The edges and adjacent parts of the escutcheon are used to identify the placement of various heraldic charges; the upper edge, and the corresponding upper third of the shield, are referred to as the chief; the lower part is the base. (41 words)
Here, he’s a ruthless heroin dealer who wants a slice of Mickey’s criminal empire — huge, underground cannabis-growing farms built on the estates of cash-strapped aristocrats who need the ill-gotten moolah to protect the family escutcheon. (40 words)
Example sentences (8)
Here, he’s a ruthless heroin dealer who wants a slice of Mickey’s criminal empire — huge, underground cannabis-growing farms built on the estates of cash-strapped aristocrats who need the ill-gotten moolah to protect the family escutcheon.
Wedging the cable into the small chamber behind the interior escutcheon without it getting pinched by the door is tricky, but with some trial and error I eventually got everything carefully locked into place.
Doepler's design then became the Reichsschild (Reich's escutcheon ) with restricted use such as pennant for government vehicles.
In Britain this is most often an "escutcheon of pretence" indicating, in the arms of a married couple, that the wife is an heraldic heiress (i.
One shape alone is normally reserved for a specific purpose: the lozenge, a diamond-shaped escutcheon, was traditionally used to display the arms of women, on the grounds that shields, as implements of war, were inappropriate for this purpose.
The coat of arms of a Latin Rite Catholic bishop usually displays a galero with a cross and crosier behind the escutcheon ; the specifics differ by location and ecclesiastical rank (see Ecclesiastical heraldry ).
The edges and adjacent parts of the escutcheon are used to identify the placement of various heraldic charges; the upper edge, and the corresponding upper third of the shield, are referred to as the chief; the lower part is the base.
When Stodder and others came to close up the dock and ship one evening Stodder noted, When we came up to clean that night there was not a key, doorknob, escutcheon – there wasn't a thing that hadn't been carried away.
Common combinations with escutcheon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: