Scutch'eon noun [ 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 shi... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/42