Escutcheon is such a great word!
Escutcheon is not one of those regular humdrum boring words! You may be tearing your hair out wondering where on earth did he find that word! Or, maybe not 🙂
It’s the name of one of the newest WordPress themes. I was taking a good look at it in readiness to launch my book page as soon as my Operation Julie: Inside and Undercover memoir is closer to publication date.
However, the theme name has no bearing on either the theme itself or the way it looks!
Following the usual format, the Merriam-Webster definition appears first followed by the Urban Dictionary entry.
escutcheon
Definition
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a defined area on which armorial bearings are displayed and which usually consists of a shield
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a protective or ornamental plate or flange (as around a keyhole)
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the part of a ship’s stern on which the name is displayed
Origin
Middle English escochon, from Anglo-French escuchoun, from Vulgar Latin*scution-, scutio, from Latin scutum shield — more at esquire
First Known Use: 15th century
Illustration
Medical Definition
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: the configuration of adult pubic hair
And now for the often irreverent, ribald and possibly dubious entries within the Urban Dictionary –
Escutcheon
The area between the rectum and udder of a cow, when tickled may induce the heifer to urinate.
I tickled my girls escutcheon while she was asleep last night, now I have to change my friggen sheets!
by Dirty Nick January 13, 2006
I leave you with that thought firmly planted in your imagination. Have fun! See you next Wednesday with another fun word.
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I haven’t thought of this word in some time. In an earlier career, I installed custom car radios in vehicles. I was intimately familiar with a wide variety of escutcheon styles. 🙂
Hi John, I’m happy it revived some memories 🙂 For any readers interested here is a link to Johnbo’s great photography based blog.
The way I see it, Urban Dictionary simply puts language in context (especially since those UD entries are clearly echoing the – more boring, staid – “medical” definitions).
That is generally true Adam. I include them for fun 🙂 For any readers that like an intelligent discussion of all things “film in the digital age” then go to Adam’s blog.