blemish

[blem·ish]

A blemish is a small flaw. If you borrow your brother's brand new bicycle, you'd better be careful what might seem like the tiniest blemish to you might be a horribly ruined paint job to him.

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To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.

Noun
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body); "a facial blemish"

Verb
add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

Verb
mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"

Verb
mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"

v. t.
To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.

v. t.
To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.

n.
Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation.

Blemish

Blem"ish , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blemished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Blemishing.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir, blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl'88mir to grow pale, fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl'88me, prob. fr. Icel bl'beman the livid color of a wound, fr. bl'ber blue; akin to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See Blue.] 1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.

Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul.

2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.

There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation.

Blemish

Blem"ish, n.; pl. Blemishes . Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything; that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation.

He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish.

The reliefs of an envious man are those little blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in an illustrious character.

Syn. -- Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault; taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.

To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind.

Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral; anything; that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs reputation.

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To see how Christ was prophesied and described therein, consider and mark, how that the kid or lamb must be with out spot or blemish and so was Christ only of all mankind, in the sight of God and of his law.

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