splotch
[sploch]
- a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
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- to mark or cover with splotches.
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- to be susceptible to stains or blots; show or retain stains, blots, or spots of dirt or liquid: Don't buy that tablecloth—the material splotches easily.
- to cause or be liable to cause stains, blots, or spots: Be careful of that paint—it splotches.
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Origin of splotch
First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain
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Related Words for splotches
blotch, fleck, blob, smudge, stain, blot, spot, blemish, dash, smutch, smear, mark, daubExamples from the Web for splotches
Historical Examples of splotches
And there were the splotches of pigment of which Calhoun had heard.
Pariah PlanetMurray Leinster
"Then your parents had the splotches fade, so you never had them," he said absorbedly.
Pariah PlanetMurray Leinster
See, there are only splotches about, from various cuts he received.
There were splotches of brown on the backs of their hands, and on the temples and forehead.
GigoloEdna Ferber
He was just eating supper when we called; there were splotches of white plaster on his trousers.
The Blind SpotAustin Hall
splotch
- the usual US word for splodge
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Word Origin for splotch
C17: perhaps a blend of spot + blotch
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Word Origin and History for splotches
splotch
c.1600, perhaps a blend of spot, blot, and/or botch. Related: Splotchy; splotchiness.
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