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blots on escutcheons

blots on escutcheons is the plural 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 blots on escutcheons

What is blots on escutcheons the plural of?
Blots on escutcheons is the plural of blot on the escutcheon.

Words near blots on escutcheons in the dictionary

  1. blotless
  2. blotlessness
  3. Blotnick
  4. Blotnicks
  5. blots
  6. blots on escutcheons
  7. blots on the escutcheon
  8. blots one's copy book
  9. blots one's copybook
  10. blots out
  11. blots up

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