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blemish

Roget category 848

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.2. Discriminative affections

#848. Blemish

noun

blemish, disfigurement, deformityadactylismflaw, defect etc. (imperfection) 651injury etc. (deterioration) 659spots on the suneyesore.
stain, blotspot, spottinessspeck, speckle, blur.
tarnish, smudgedirt etc. 653.
[blemish on a person's skin: list] freckle, mole, macula [Anat.], patch, blotch, birthmarkblobber lip, blubber lipblain, maculationscar, wempustulewhelkexcrescence, pimple etc. (protuberance) 250.

verb

disfigure etc. (injure) 659speckle.

adjective

pitted, freckled, discoloredimperfect etc. 651blobber-lipped, bloodshotinjured etc. (deteriorated) 659.

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