BLOTCH

blotch, splodge, splotch

(noun) an irregularly shaped spot

mottle, streak, blotch

(verb) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

blotch (plural blotches)

An uneven patch of color or discoloration.

An irregularly shaped area.

(figuratively) Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain.

Any of various crop diseases that cause the plant to form spots.

A bright or dark spot on old film caused by dirt and loss of the gelatin covering the film, due to age and poor film quality.

A dark spot on the skin; a pustule.

Verb

blotch (third-person singular simple present blotches, present participle blotching, simple past and past participle blotched)

(transitive) To mark with blotches.

(intransitive) To develop blotches, to become blotchy.

Source: Wiktionary

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Blotch, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: A large pustule, or a coarse eruption. Foul scurf and blotches him defile. Thomson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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