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KEY ESCUTCHEON [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks and Locksmithing
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

A plate, either plain or ornamental, having one or more keyholes (but no knob socket) and adapted for attachment to the surface of a door.

OBS

The terms "escutcheon," "scutcheon" and "escutcheon plate" may also be used but they have a larger sense that covers different fields such as carpentry, plumbing accessories, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Serrurerie
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Plaque fixée sur la porte à l'opposé ou de part et d'autre de la serrure et comportant un ou deux orifices, l'un pour le passage de la clef, l'autre pour le tourillonnement de la béquille.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cerrajería
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
DEF

Pieza de forma de chapa que se aplica a algún sitio como refuerzo; por ejemplo, la que se pone rodeando el agujero por donde se mete la llave en una cerradura.

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