Escutcheon

Escutcheon

The plate around a keyhole, usually made of metal and usually decorated.

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escutcheon

Construction; Carpentry

On a door, any architectural item that surrounds a keyhole or lock cylinder. Escutcheons help to protect a lock cylinder from drilling or snapping, and the surrounding area from ...

escutcheon

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A usually decorative plate that frames an opening or covers a panel in a piece of equipment (e.g., the escutcheon of a radio tuning dial).

escutcheon

Home furnishings; General furniture

The brass plate that surrounds and protects the edges of a keyhole.

escutcheon

Design; Interior design

The plate around a keyhole, usually made of metal and usually decorated.

escutcheon

Construction; Plumbing

A decorative metal flange or trim shield beneath a faucet handle that covers the faucet stem and the hole in the fixture or wall.

escutcheon

Construction; Plumbing

A decorative metal flange or trim shield beneath a faucet handle that covers the faucet stem and the hole in the fixture or wall.

truss

Design; Interior design

An assembly of members combined to form a rigid framework, interconnected to form triangles.

tuscan

Design; Interior design

A plain and unfluted column, the Tuscan is the simplest of the architectural orders.

varnish

Design; Interior design

A coating that lacks pigment, offering a transparent finish for a wood surface.

veneer

Design; Interior design

Decorative or prized wood cut very thin and applied to an inferior wood.

vitreous

Design; Interior design

Clay fired to maturity, so that it is hard, dense, and nonabsorbent.

wainscoting

Design; Interior design

Wood panels or boards that cover the lower portion of a wall, often capped with molding.

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