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blemish
/ ˈblɛmɪʃ /
noun
- a defect; flaw; stain
verb
- tr to flaw the perfection of; spoil; tarnish
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Other Words From
- blemish·er noun
- un·blemished adjective
- un·blemish·ing adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blemish1
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Example Sentences
But if, as Republicans predict, it collapses completely, it will stand as a huge mistake and major blemish on his presidency.
He blamed the abortion and the late night for this blemish on his otherwise almost perfect 1974 season.
But it is necessary and sobering to recall that his presumptive partners for peace are hardly without blemish.
And on the day of the new moon a calf of the herd without blemish: and the six lambs, and the rams shall be without blemish.
And he chose priests without blemish, whose will was set upon the law of God.
Sore smote was Halldor, a deep wound gat he in the countenance, and to him was it a blemish all the days of his life.
With respect to moral delinquency, the only blemish in the character of Festus is a certain inconstancy in love.
Three things that constitute a physician: a complete cure; leaving no blemish behind; a painless examination.
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