Scŭtch'eŏn, n.
n. [Abbreviated from escutcheon.] 1. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield; a decorative appendage shaped like a shield.
The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax-lights, black-hangings, and mutes. Macaulay.
They tore down the scutcheons bearing the arms of the family of Caraffa. Prescott.
Sense 2. The ornamental bit of brass plate perforated with a key-hole, and placed over the key-hole of a piece of furniture, a door, or the like.