escutcheon
noun/ɪˈskʌtʃn/
/ɪˈskʌtʃn/
(specialist)- a flat piece of metal around a keyhole, door handle, or light switch
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- a shield that has a coat of arms on it
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Anglo-Norman French escuchon, based on Latin scutum ‘shield’.
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