Definition of escutcheons:
(n) :
(heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
(n) :
(heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
(n) :
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.
(n) :
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
(n) :
(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
(n) :
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.