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blots on the escutcheon

blots on the escutcheon 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 the escutcheon

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

Words near blots on the escutcheon in the dictionary

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

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