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blot on one's escutcheon

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es⋅cutch⋅eon

  [i-skuhch-uhn]
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–noun
1. a shield or shieldlike surface on which a coat of arms is depicted.
2. an ornamental or protective plate around a keyhole, door handle, drawer pull, light switch, etc.
3. Nautical. a panel on the stern of a vessel bearing its name and port of registry.
—Idiom
4. blot on one's escutcheon, a stain on one's reputation; disgrace.
Origin:
1470–80; < ONF escuchon ≪ L scūtum shield

Related forms:
es⋅cutch⋅eoned, adjective
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Word Origin & History

escutcheon 
1480, from O.N.Fr. escuchon, var. of O.Fr. escusson, from L. scutum "shield" (see hide (n.1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: es·cutch·eon
Pronunciation: is-'k&ch-&n
Function: noun
: the configuration of adult pubic hair
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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