escutcheon

English Thesaurus

1. a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	buckler, shield,
definition	:	armor carried on the arm to intercept blows (noun.artifact)

2. (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	plate,
definition	:	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	after part, poop, quarter, stern, tail,
definition	:	the rear part of a ship (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	navigation, sailing, seafaring,
definition	:	the work of a sailor (noun.act)

3. a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	protection, protective cover, protective covering,
definition	:	a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury (noun.artifact)