SCUTTLE  , a See also:

• TERM

term formerly applied to a broad See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat dish or platter; it represents the 0 . Eng. scutel, cognate with Ger . Schussel, dish, derived from See also:

• LAT

Lat. scutella, a square See also:

• SALVER

salver or See also:

• TRAY

tray, dim. of scutra, a platter, probably allied to scutum, the large oblong 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, as distinguished from the clypeus, the small See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round shield . The name survives in the See also:

• COAL

coal-scuttle, styled " purdonium " in See also:

• ENGLISH

English auctioneers' catalogues, which now assumes various forms . " Scuttle " in this sense must be distinguished from the word meaning a small opening in the See also:

• DECK

deck or See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side of a See also:

• SHIP

ship, either forming a hatchway or cut through the covering of the hatchway; from which to "scuttle " a ship means to cut a hole in the bottom so that she sinks . This word is an See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of O . Fr. escoutille, mod. ecoutille, from Span. escotilla, dim. of escoti, a sloping cut in a garment about the See also:

• NECK (O. Eng. hnecca; the word appears in many Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch ride, Ger. Nacken; in O. E. the common word was heals; cf. Ger. Hals)

neck . The See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish word is cognate with Du. school, Ger . Schoss, See also:

• LAP

lap, bosom, properly the flap or projecting edge of a garment about the neck, 0 .