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Word of the Day for Sunday, November 23, 2008escutcheon \ih-SKUHCH-uhn\, noun: 1. a shield decorated with a coat of arms The news comes as a blow to Lafcad's older brother Andrew, the coolest head in the family, who is embarking on a campaign for state auditor and doesn't think another blot on the escutcheon will do much for his chances. Being drunk, disorderly and violent merits a crack on the head with a truncheon, a night in chokey and a blot on your escutcheon. by 1480, from Old North French escuchon, variant of Old French escusson, from Latin scutum "shield" | |||||||||
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