escuchón

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• escuchón — ► adjetivo/ sustantivo coloquial Que escucha con indiscreción conversaciones ajenas: ■ no hables delante de él, porque es un escuchón. * * * escuchón, na. adj. Que escucha con curiosidad indiscreta lo que otros hablan, o lo que no debe. U. t. c.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

• écusson — [ ekysɔ̃ ] n. m. • escuchon 1274; de écu 1 ♦ Écu armorial; petit écu employé comme meuble dans l écu armorial. 2 ♦ (XVIIe) Plaque blasonnée servant d enseigne, de panonceau, ou ornant l entrée d une serrure, ou simplement décorative. En forme d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• scutcheon — noun Etymology: Middle English scochon, from Middle French escuchon Date: 14th century escutcheon …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• escutcheon — escutcheoned, adj. /i skuch euhn/, n. 1. a shield or shieldlike surface on which a coat of arms is depicted. See illus. under coat of arms. 2. an ornamental or protective plate around a keyhole, door handle, drawer pull, light switch, etc. 3.… …   Universalium

• escutcheon — e|scutch|eon [ıˈskʌtʃən] n formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Anglo French; Origin: escuchon, from Latin scutum shield ] a ↑shield on which someone s ↑coat of arms (=family sign) is painted …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• escutcheon — late 15c., from O.N.Fr. escuchon, variant of O.Fr. escusson, from V.L. *scutionem, from L. scutum shield (see HIDE (Cf. hide) (n.1)) …   Etymology dictionary

• escutcheon — [ɪ skʌtʃ(ə)n, ɛ ] noun 1》 a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms. 2》 a flat piece of metal framing a keyhole, door handle, or light switch. Phrases a blot on one s escutcheon a stain on one s reputation or character. escutcheon of pretence a… …   English new terms dictionary

• escutcheon — es•cutch•eon [[t]ɪˈskʌtʃ ən[/t]] n. 1) her a shield or shieldlike surface on which a coat of arms is depicted 2) an ornamental or protective plate around a keyhole, door handle, drawer pull, light switch, etc 3) naut. navig. a panel on the stern… …   From formal English to slang

• escutcheon — /əsˈkʌtʃən / (say uhs kuchuhn) noun 1. the shield or shield shaped surface, on which armorial bearings are depicted. 2. a plate for protecting the keyhole of a door, or to which the handle is attached. 3. the panel on a ship s stern bearing its… …  

• escutcheon — ► NOUN 1) a shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms. 2) a flat piece of metal framing a keyhole, door handle, or light switch. ● a blot on one s escutcheon Cf. ↑a blot on one s escutcheon ORIGIN Old French escuchon, from Latin scutum shield …   English terms dictionary