A French revolutionary looking angry in the background wearing a revolutionary bonnet and rosette while in the foreground an expert examines the dried relic of Joan of Arc's finger with heraldic ring and a gold looking case.
The Scottish Word:

Cheatry.

Yer relic’s nithin but cheatry frae stert tae finish.

A kist o wid pented gaud an Joan o Arc’s coat o arms oan everything but ah dinni think the lassie hud hairy fingers, dae you?

Thon aristocrat ye let gang loose’s done ye.

Translate:

Cheatry, Cheatery: Deceit, fraud, swindling..

Your relic is nothing but fakery from start to finish.

A chest of wood painted gold and Joan of Arc’s coat of arms on everything but I don’t think the girl had hairy fingers, do you?

That aristocrat you set free has cheated you.

′tʃitri
The Scottish Word: cheatry with its definition and its meaning illustrated and captioned with the word used in context in the Scots language and in English.

 

Inktober #2 Relic.

The Inktober 2026 Prompt List: 1 Apple 2 Relic 3 Miniature 4 Cactus 5 Smack 6 Ogre 7 Panic 8 Stinky 9 Ram 10 Mystical 11 Rescue 12 Toss 13 Flimsy 14 Lady 15 Hooray 16 Gangly 17 Contraption 18 Flightless 19 Confused 20 Lounge 21 Hero 22 Beacon 23 Dapper 24 Bake 25 Fracture 26 Zip 27 Dumb 28 Trophy 29 Tusk 30 Cookie 31 Flex
Inktober 2026 prompt list used to backdate words not done since summer 2025.

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