scut at i form (sku tat i form)

[NL. scuta tus, shield-shaped (see scutate ), + L. form a, form.] Same scutiform. scutch (ska), as scut i prob. OF. escou er, es co er, escoucer, shake, swing, shake off, strip, apheresis e escutcheon.] 1. apheresis from escutcheon: see escutcheon.] A shield for armorial bearings; an emblazoned I loathed scurrilities in conversation, and had a natural aversion to immoderate drinking. T. Ellwood, Life (ed. Howells), p. 185.