blotch
1Blotch — 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… …
2blotch|y — «BLOCH ee», adjective, blotch|i|er, blotch|i|est. having blotches …
3blotch — index deface, defacement, onus (stigma), stain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4blotch — [blɔtʃ US bla:tʃ] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from blot + botch swelling (14 19 centuries) (from Old North French boche, from Old French boce; BOSS1)] a pink or red mark on the skin, or a coloured mark on something >blotchy adj… …
5blotch — [ blatʃ ] noun count a colored mark on something, especially a red mark on your skin …
6blotch — (n.) c.1600, perhaps a blend of blot and botch or patch …
7blotch — [n] smudge acne, blemish, blot, breakout, eruption, mark, mottling, patch, splash, spot, stain, stigma; concept 580 Ant. blank, clarity, cleanness …
8blotch — ► NOUN ▪ a large irregular patch or unsightly mark. ► VERB ▪ cover or mark with blotches. DERIVATIVES blotchy adjective. ORIGIN alteration of obsolete plotch …
9blotch — [bläch] n. [? extension of BLOT1] 1. a discolored patch or blemish on the skin 2. any large blot or stain vt. to cover or mark with blotches …
10blotch — [[t]blɒtʃ[/t]] n. 1) a large, irregular spot or blot; stain 2) a discolored spot on the skin; blemish 3) ppa any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and characterized by cankers and lesions 4) to mark with blotches • Etymology: 1595–1605… …
