What is a small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4 called?
scutcheon — A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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