different between escutcheon vs gyron

English

Alternative forms

• escocheon (obsolete)
• Scutcheon

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman escuchon, Old French escusson (French écusson), ultimately from Latin scutum (“shield”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??sk?t??n/
• Rhymes: -?t??n

Noun

escutcheon (plural escutcheons)

1. (heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
2. (heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
3. (medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
4. 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 was once taken as an index of milking qualities.

   Synonym: milk mirror
5. (nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
6. A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
7. The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
8. The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.

Derived terms

• blot on the escutcheon
• escutcheoned
• escutcheon pin

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English

Noun

gyron (plural gyrons)

1. (heraldry) A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon.

Derived terms

• gyronny

Translations

Anagrams

• Gorny