Definition of "scutcheon" [scutch•eon]

• An escutcheon. (noun)
• A shield-shaped object, such as a scute. (noun)

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• "His ensign was one Mr. Justice; he also bare the red colours, and his scutcheon was a fruitless tree, with an axe lying at the root thereof."
• "Captain Pope was captain over one band, for all these spirits are joined in one under him: his standard-bearer bare the red colours, and his scutcheon was the stake, the flame, and the good man in it."
• "Salvation Doubters; his were the red colours; Mr. Restless bare them, and his scutcheon was the ghastly picture of death."