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单词 inescutcheon
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Definition of inescutcheon in English:

inescutcheon

noun ˌɪnɪˈskʌtʃ(ə)nˌɪnɛˈskʌtʃ(ə)nˌinəˈskəCH(ə)n
Heraldry
  • A small shield placed within a larger one.

    〔纹章〕盾中盾

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In German and Scottish armory the inescutcheon bears the symbols of the paternal side, but in English heraldry it is used to carry the arms of an heiress wife.
    • Until 1917 (when the British royal family dropped German titles), the male-line descendants of Queen Victoria bore the arms of Saxony (for Prince Albert) on an inescutcheon over the royal arms.
    • In this illustration the inescutcheon is shown over the impaled arms, whereas His Grace bears it only over the family arms; and the doves here are pictured sable rather than argent.
    • An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed.
    • The dexter coat is dimidiated, with half of the inescutcheon and three and two halves of the cross crosslets visible.

Definition of inescutcheon in US English:

inescutcheon

nounˌinəˈskəCH(ə)n
Heraldry
  • A small shield placed within a larger one.

    〔纹章〕盾中盾

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The dexter coat is dimidiated, with half of the inescutcheon and three and two halves of the cross crosslets visible.
    • An orle is a perforated inescutcheon, and usually takes the shape of the shield whereon it is placed.
    • In German and Scottish armory the inescutcheon bears the symbols of the paternal side, but in English heraldry it is used to carry the arms of an heiress wife.
    • Until 1917 (when the British royal family dropped German titles), the male-line descendants of Queen Victoria bore the arms of Saxony (for Prince Albert) on an inescutcheon over the royal arms.
    • In this illustration the inescutcheon is shown over the impaled arms, whereas His Grace bears it only over the family arms; and the doves here are pictured sable rather than argent.
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