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Meanings of blemish in English

Portuguese
defeito
Catalan
defecte
Spanish
tara

A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

        defeito
        Portuguese
        desfigurar
        Catalan
        desfigurar
        Spanish
        desfigurar

        To mar the surface or appearance of.

              desfigurar
              Spanish
              manchar

              Mar or impair with a flaw.

                    manchar
                    Portuguese
                    desfigurar
                    Catalan
                    espatllar
                    Spanish
                    añadir una imperfección

                    Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective.

                          desfigurar
                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "spot"
                          Examples for "spot"
                          1
                          A spot of good company news also helped the market, dealers said.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          The remaining bright spot for New Zealand exporters, China, is facing problems.
                          Radio NZ
                          3
                          A good spot for coffee lovers that want to try something new.
                          The South African
                          4
                          When a good spot really matters, make sure you know your spotter.
                          Rock and Ice Magazine
                          5
                          This is the second consecutive year that it has taken top spot.
                          The South African
                          Usage of blemish in English
                          1
                          Another blemish in English historical work has been noticed by the Rev.
                          Obiter Dicta
                          2
                          Your reputation stands high in the world, and is without a blemish.
                          Italian Letters, Vols. I and II; Or, The History of the Count de...
                          3
                          In paintings by Goya or Ghirlandaio people defiantly sport a physical blemish.
                          The Guardian
                          4
                          This is the only blemish upon the fair record of her life.
                          Women of Modern France
                          5
                          It remained despite her efforts, a blemish on the dim gray heavens.
                          Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
                          6
                          Not but that the thought squinting itself a pleasing kind of blemish.
                          The Adventures of Hugh Trevor
                          7
                          Such a blemish can be only the inseparable consequence of such beauty.
                          Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books / with Introductions, Not...
                          8
                          There was not a line nor blemish in her pure, fine skin.
                          The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
                          9
                          This is a blemish too well known to require a formal description.
                          The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease
                          10
                          What blemish he gave, the like shall he be compelled to suffer.
                          The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
                          11
                          That is, no doubt, my fault, and a great blemish in me.
                          The Woodlanders
                          12
                          The only blemish was a Lauren Hutton gap in his upper dentition.
                          Fatal Voyage
                          13
                          If you've got the slightest blemish on your record, he'll find it.
                          The manning grooms: bride on the loose\same time, next year
                          14
                          It is the one blemish on a flawless championship season for Laois.
                          The Irish Times
                          15
                          Every blemish, every scrape, every flaw seemed to disappear beneath her fingers.
                          Shadow and Bone
                          16
                          My potatoes turned out remarkably well-freefrom blemish, and of good flavour.
                          Jethou; or, Crusoe Life in the Channel Isles
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