▸ noun: (heraldry) The shield on which a coat of arms is displayed, or, by extension, the coat of arms itself. ▸ noun: (heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one. ▸ noun: (medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound. ▸ 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. ▸ noun: (nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed. ▸ noun: A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes. ▸ noun: The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate. ▸ noun: The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
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