"Hatchment" is a word in ENGLISH
A sword or other mark of the profession of arms; in
general, a mark of dignity.
A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased
person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls of his
dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is hung cornerwise. It is
used in England as a means of giving public notification of the death
of the deceased, his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc.
Called also achievement.
I can speak of our baby like this to no one else. Who but his father would linger over the exact width of his gummy little smile or the blueness of his eyes, or the sweetness of his little lick of tawny hair on his forehead?
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