escutcheon vs plate

plate vs escutcheon

escutcheon and plate both are nouns.

escutcheon is not a verb while plate is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escutcheon	Yes	No	No	No
plate	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plate is a hypernym of escutcheon; that is, plate is a word with a broader meaning than escutcheon:

escutcheon: (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
plate: a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

escutcheon (noun)	plate (noun)
a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms	dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
(nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers	a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
	a shallow receptacle for collection in church
	(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
	structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
	a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
	a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
	the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
	a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth
	any flat platelike body structure or part
	a main course served on a plate
	the thin under portion of the forequarter
	a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
	the quantity contained in a plate

escutcheon (verb)	plate (verb)
	coat with a layer of metal

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