1. shield-shaped surfaces bearing a coat of arms or heraldic design
Usage: heraldry
2. ornamental or protective plates around keyholes, door handles, or similar fixtures
Usage: architecture; hardware

Examples

• The family’s escutcheons were displayed prominently in the castle’s great hall.
• Medieval knights carried escutcheons bearing their family crests into battle.
• The antique door featured brass escutcheons around each keyhole.
• Ornate escutcheons decorated the handles of the Victorian cabinet.
• The locksmith replaced the tarnished escutcheons with polished brass ones.
• Heraldic escutcheons told the story of noble lineages through symbolic imagery.