escutcheon - [ih-SKUHCH-uhn] - noun
Definition:
1. a shield decorated with a coat of arms
2. the protective metal plate around a keyhole and lock, drawer handle or pull, light switch, etc.
3. the panel on a ship's stern bearing her name
Usage:
Now I know that the metal thingey around a drawer handle is called an escutcheon.
*Yeah, lame sentence. Perhaps you can come up with a better one?
4 comments:
Still tipsy from a night on the town, Ferdinand jabbed his key at the lock, adding three small dents to the escutcheon before finally finding the keyhole.
And with the first comment we have a better sentence than mine. *applause*
ROTFL! Sadly, I cannot. And I like that one--it made me laugh.
I always think of shields when I read this but that's thanks to sword and sorcery, huh?
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