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Definitions for: Blotch
[n] an irregularly shaped spot
[v] mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
Webster (1913) Definition: Blotch, n. [Cf. OE. blacche in blacchepot blacking pot,
akin to black, as bleach is akin to bleak. See Black, a.,
or cf. Blot a spot.]
1. A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a large
or irregular spot. Also Fig.; as, a moral blotch.
Spots and blotches . . . some red, others yellow.
--Harvey.
2. (Med.) A large pustule, or a coarse eruption.
Foul scurf and blotches him defile. --Thomson.
Synonyms: mottle, splodge, splotch, streak
See Also: blot, color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot
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