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blotch on the escutcheon

blotch on the escutcheon is the alternative form of blot on the escutcheon.

Meaning of blot on the escutcheon

Noun

blot on the escutcheon (plural blots on the escutcheon or blots on escutcheons)

  1. (idiomatic) Something damaging to one's reputation.
    • The most zealous advocates of the unfortunate monarch cannot deny that this is an indelible blot on his escutcheon.1819, Mathew Carey, chapter 6, in Vindiciæ Hibernicæ: or, Ireland Vindicated, Philadelphia: self-published, page 164

Questions about blotch on the escutcheon

What is blotch on the escutcheon the alternative form of?
Blotch on the escutcheon is the alternative form of blot on the escutcheon.

Words near blotch on the escutcheon in the dictionary

  1. blot out
  2. blot test
  3. blot tests
  4. blot up
  5. blotch
  6. blotch on the escutcheon
  7. blotched
  8. blotches
  9. blotchier
  10. blotchiest
  11. blotchily

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