See also:

• ESCUTCHEON (0. Fr. escucheon, escusson, modern dcusson, through a Late Lat. form from Lat. Scutum, shield)

ESCUTCHEON (0. Fr. escucheon, escusson, See also:

• MODERN

modern dcusson, through a See also:

• LATE

Late See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form from Lat. Scutum, See also:

• SHIELD (0. Eng. scild, cf. Du. and Ger. Schild, Dan. Skjold; the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in " shell " or " scale "; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger
• SHIELD, WILLIAM (1748—1829)

shield)  , an heraldic See also:

• TERM

term for a See also:

• SHIELD (0. Eng. scild, cf. Du. and Ger. Schild, Dan. Skjold; the origin is doubtful, but may be referred to the root seen in " shell " or " scale "; another suggestion connects it with Icel. skjalla, to clash, rattle; it is not connected with the Indo-Ger
• SHIELD, WILLIAM (1748—1829)

shield with armorial See also:

• BEARINGS

bearings displayed (see See also:

• HERALDRY

HERALDRY) . The word is also applied to the See also:

• SHIELDS, JAMES (181b-1879)

shields used on tombs, in the spandrils of doors or in See also:

• STRING

string-courses, and to the ornamented plates from the centre of which See also:

• DOOR (corresponding to the Gr. Bbpa,. Lat. fores or valvae; the English word, with other forms common in allied languages, comes from the same Indo-European stem as the Gr. Obpa and Lat. fares)

door-rings, knockers, &c., are suspended, or which protect the See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood of the See also:

• KEY
• KEY (in O. Eng. tang; the ultimate origin of the word is unknown; it appears only in Old Frisian kei of other Teutonic languages; until the end of the 17th century the pronunciation was kay, as in other words in O. Eng. ending in aeg; cf. daeg, day; clang
• KEY (the phraseograms being indicated by hyphens)
• KEY, SIR ASTLEY COOPER (1821-1888)
• KEY, THOMAS HEWITT (1799-1875)

key-hole from the See also:

• WEAR

wear of the key . In See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval times these were often worked in a very beautiful manner .