English Explanatory Dictionary

blotch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
  2. An irregularly shaped area.
  3. Imperfection; blemish on one’s reputation, stain.
  4. Any of various crop diseases that cause the plant to form spots.
  5. A bright or dark spot on old film caused by dirt and loss of the gelatin covering the film, due to age and poor film quality.
  6. A dark spot on the skin; a pustule.
  7. Blotting paper.
verb
  1. To mark with blotches.
  2. To develop blotches, to become blotchy.

Pronunciation

/blɒtʃ/ /blɑt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blotch.wav

Word forms

blotch blotches blotching blotched

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps a blend of blot + botch.

Derived words

aspen leaf blotch miner moth blotchily blotchiness blotchless blotch on the escutcheon blotchwork blotchy corn blotch leafminer net blotch pimple and blotch side-blotched lizard sooty blotch and flyspeck sunblotch unblotched blotched
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