Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Scutcheon

Scutcheon , noun

[Aphetic form of escutcheon.]

1.
An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. — Bacon
The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes. — Macaulay
2.
A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole. See Escutcheon, 4.