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blot on the escutcheon

noun

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  1. 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.
    • 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.

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