blotch
An uneven patch of color or discolorationAn uneven patch of color or discoloration.
» The bird was a dark blotch against the sky.
Значення
значень: 7An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
1711, Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, The Spectator, London: J. & R. Tonson, 12th edition, Volume I, No. 16, p. 68, […] in healing those Blotches and Tumours which break out in the body […]
пятно́pjatnó
An irregularly shaped area.
an irregularly shaped spot
(переносно)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.
(сленг)Blotting paper.
Приклади
речень: 4The bird was a dark blotch against the sky.
There's a blotch of ink in the table cloth.
Bright yellow blotches up to one-fourth inch in diameter appear around the punctures produced by the feeding of this insect.
Blotches of dirt were stuck to Ziri's face.
Переклади
мов: 4За значеннями 1
Походження
Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of blot + botch.Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of blot + botch.
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