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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024blotch /blɑtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a large, irregular spot or blot:blotches on her neck.
v. [~ + object] - to mark with blotches:the clothes blotched with dark red stains.
blotch•i•ly /ˈblɑtʃəli/USA pronunciation adv. blotch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est:blotchy marks on her forehead. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024blotch (bloch),USA pronunciation n. - a large, irregular spot or blot.
- [Plant Pathol.]
- Plant Diseasesa diseased, discolored spot or area on a plant.
- Plant Diseasesa disease so characterized, usually accompanied by cankers and lesions.
- Pathologya skin eruption;
blemish.
v.t. - to mark with blotches;
blot, spot, or blur:The floor of the forest was blotched with cool, dark moss.
adj. - Textilesof or pertaining to blotch printing, or to the colored ground produced by this process.
- perh. blend of, blended blot1 + botch2 1595–1605
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . splotch, mark, blemish, stain.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: blotch /blɒtʃ/ n - an irregular spot or discoloration, esp a dark and relatively large one such as an ink stain
vb - to become or cause to become marked by such discoloration
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from botch, influenced by blot1 |