escusón

escutcheon

noun ehs-koo-SOHN Rare

Origin: From Old French escuchon, diminutive of escu (shield).

Also means

heraldic inescutcheon

Usage Note

Escusón (also escudete) is a heraldry term for a small shield-shaped charge placed at the center of a coat of arms, or the shield-shaped metal plate around a keyhole or door handle. In architecture it can also refer to the ornamental plate surrounding a lock. The plural is escusones.

Examples

"El escusón en el centro del blasón representaba las armas del fundador."

Natural Translation

The escutcheon at the center of the coat of arms represented the founder's arms.

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