McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Scutcheon

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Scutcheon


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(old form, scouchon; Latin, scutum = a shield), besides signifying an escutcheon, is also an old name for the angles of buildings or parts of buildings, such as window-jambs, etc., but apparently for those only which are greater than right angles.