Sekirov Dictionary

blemish

/ˈblɛmɪʃ/

noun 2
verb 2
forms 5

noun2

•
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
- Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. — 1769
•
A moral defect; a character flaw.
- As piety is the peculiar ornament of old people, so the want of it is a peculiar blemish in their character. — 1825

verb2

•
To spoil the appearance of.
- Generally, varieties in current use for processing are resilient, if not wholly resistant to blemishing diseases and disorders. — 2009
•
To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
- There had nothing passed betwixt us that might blemish reputation. — 1600

forms

blemished · blemisht · blemishing · blemishes · blemisheth

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