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Noun escutcheon has 3 senses
- finger plate, escutcheon, scutcheon - a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers
--1 is a kind of protective covering, protective cover, protection
- escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
--2 is a kind of plate
--2 is a part of stern, after part, quarter, poop, tail
- escutcheon, scutcheon - a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
--3 is a kind of shield, buckler
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