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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 hatch·ment /ˈhæʧmənt/
 方形黑框中所畫的死者菱形絞章

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hatch·ment n.
 1. Her. 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.
 His obscure funeral;
 No trophy, sword, or hatchment o'er his bones.   --Shak.
 2. A sword or other mark of the profession of arms; in general, a mark of dignity.
 Let there be deducted, out of our main potation,
 Five marks in hatchments to adorn this thigh.   --Beau. & Fl.
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