v. t.
Scutching machine,
n.
n. [ Aphetic form of escutcheon. ]
The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Emblazoned on or as a shield. [ 1913 Webster ]
Scutcheoned panes in cloisters old. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
(Bot.) A kind of pasture grass (Cynodon Dactylon). See Bermuda grass: also Illustration in Appendix. [ 1913 Webster ]