Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scutcheon \Scutch"eon\, n. [Aphetic form of escutcheon.]
   1. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. --Bacon.

            The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of
            scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   2. A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole.
      See {Escutcheon}, 4.

Source : WordNet®

scutcheon
     n 1: a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to
          prevent soiling by dirty fingers [syn: {finger plate}, {escutcheon}]
     2: a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms [syn: {escutcheon}]