wapenschild — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arm noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
- escutcheon noun The shield bearing a coat of arms, or, more broadly, the coat of arms itself.
- shield noun A piece of protective armor carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.
Senses
wapenschild is used for these senses in English:
- arm (in the plural) Heraldic bearings or insignia.
- escutcheon (heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself.
- shield (heraldry) The escutcheon on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
arm — full definition
- noun The part of the human body running from the shoulder down to the hand.
- noun A limb of an object or organization that sticks out from the main body, such as a chair arm, a crane arm, or a branch of a company.
- noun A narrow stretch of water or land reaching out from a larger body.
- verb To equip someone or something with weapons, or more loosely, with the tools needed for a task.
escutcheon — full definition
- noun The shield bearing a coat of arms, or, more broadly, the coat of arms itself.
- noun A small shield placed on top of a bigger one in heraldry.
- noun The pattern in which hair grows on the pubic area.
- noun A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities.
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