Another word for escutcheon

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crest
(--- Heraldry) A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
The top of anything, or the line or surface along the top; summit; ridge
The ridge on a roof.

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1. (--- Heraldry) A device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
2. The top of anything, or the line or surface along the top; summit; ridge
3. The ridge on a roof.
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coat-of-arms
A tabard or surcoat blazoned with bearings.
An arrangement of bearings, usually depicted on and around a shield, that indicates ancestry and distinctions.
(Heraldry) hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon

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1. A tabard or surcoat blazoned with bearings.
2. An arrangement of bearings, usually depicted on and around a shield, that indicates ancestry and distinctions.
3. (Heraldry) hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon
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shield
(--- Physics) A wall or housing of concrete or lead built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation.
A pad worn, as at the armpits, to protect a garment from perspiration.
A flat, usually broad, piece of metal, wood, etc., carried in the hand or worn on the forearm to ward off blows or missiles

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1. (--- Physics) A wall or housing of concrete or lead built around a nuclear reactor to prevent the escape of radiation.
2. A pad worn, as at the armpits, to protect a garment from perspiration.
3. A flat, usually broad, piece of metal, wood, etc., carried in the hand or worn on the forearm to ward off blows or missiles
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a blot on one's escutcheon

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