Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blot on the escutcheon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: blot on the es-cutcheon
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something damaging to one's reputation.

Example Sentences

"The most zealous advocates of the unfortunate monarch cannot deny that this is an indelible blot on his escutcheon."
"He had been commissioned by Chapman & Hall to write another Christmas book—The Kickleburys on the Rhine—had received an advance payment, and with it had removed the last blot from his stepfather’s escutcheon by paying off the last instalment of his debt."
"Consequently, where the pardon became a convenient punching bag among contending Democrats, it was no blot on Ford’s escutcheon in the primary contest between Ford and Reagan."

Inflected Forms

blots on the escutcheon (plural) blots on escutcheons (plural) blotch on the escutcheon (alternative)

Phrases

chink in the armor

Frequently Paired Words

chink in the armor

Questions

What does blot on the escutcheon mean?: Something damaging to one's reputation.

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