escutcheon

• ⇰ The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon is called the <part>field</part>, the upper part is called the <part>chief</part>, and the lower part the <part>base</part> (see Chiff>, and Fiel
• ⇰ A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of milking qualities.
• ⇰ That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is written.
• ⇰ A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole.
• ⇰ The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.