escutcheon

• Maigret had reached the house, but the escutcheon was gone, and so was the brass plate. —  Maigret in Exile - Georges Simenon - 42
• It is well-known that Drake blotted his escutcheon, but Drake's circumnavigation of the globe, which he completed when he sailed into Plymouth in 1580, and his knighting on this day in 1581 - either by Queen Elizabeth as legend would have it or by a Monsieur de Marchaumont, the Queen worrying about irritating the Spanish - and his subsequent services in defeating the Spanish Armada made Drake indispensable. —  Brits at their Best
• While I will not be seeking to terminate my working relationship with him, I feel he has behaved in such an ill manner toward me that he should have a mark placed on his escutcheon, at least for any animals-of-affairs whom he may considering hiring at a future date. —  Interchangeable Parts
• In its eyes Patterson at Bunker Hill was exclusively the blot upon the escutcheon, and the whole game of war consisted in somehow doing away with that blot. —  The Long Roll
• Any injury here would allow gases to escape around the sides of the bullet and destroy its accuracy On the top in rear of the front sight is stamped the Ordnance escutcheon, the initials of the place of manufacture, and the month and year Caliber. —  The Plattsburg Manual A Handbook for Military Training

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