hatchment

/hach-muhnt/US // ˈhætʃ mənt //UK // (ˈhætʃmənt) //

孵化器,孵化,舱口,舱门

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
Heraldry.
- : a square tablet, set diagonally, bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person.

If the family bore arms, the hatchment, emblazoned with this emblem, was hung upon the door.
There is the inverted triangular plan, and the shield or hatchment form.
I refer to the methods of depicting arms upon hatchments, and more particularly to the hatchment of a married woman.
If for a bachelor the hatchment bears upon a shield his arms, crest, and other appendages, the whole on a black ground.
It is thus easy to discern from the hatchment the sex, condition and quality, and possibly the name of the deceased.