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blotch

[ bloch ]

noun

  1. a large, irregular spot or blot.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Plant Pathology.
    1. a diseased, discolored spot or area on a plant.
    2. a disease so characterized, usually accompanied by cankers and lesions.
  3. a skin eruption; blemish.


verb (used with object)

  1. to mark with blotches; blot, spot, or blur:

    The floor of the forest was blotched with cool, dark moss.

adjective

  1. Textiles. of or relating to blotch printing, or to the colored ground produced by this process.

blotch

/ ²ú±ôÉ’³Ùʃ /

noun

  1. an irregular spot or discoloration, esp a dark and relatively large one such as an ink stain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to become or cause to become marked by such discoloration
  2. intr (of a pen or ink) to write or flow unevenly in blotches
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

blotch

/ ²ú±ôų¦³ó /

  1. Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blotch1

1595–1605; perhaps blend of blot 1 + botch 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of blotch1

C17: probably from botch , influenced by blot 1
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A new study provides the first worldwide map of such regions, which show up on every continent except Antarctica like giant, angry skin blotches.

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Her left eye started twitching, and crimson blotches formed on her neck and cheeks.

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In its state of abandoned tear-down, the venue offers melodious visual rhymes: electrical cords dangling from the ceiling ape Wool’s snarls of found-wire sculpture; crumbling plaster mirrors the attitudinal blotches of his oils and inks.

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Creamy white blooms blotched with maroon centers flood the late spring garden with sweet perfume.

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“If it does easily, you may not need as much water. If it’s difficult to come out, or comes out in blotches, use the wet method.â€

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