blotch
noun/blɒtʃ/
/blɑːtʃ/
- a mark, usually not regular in shape, on skin, plants, material, etc.
- He had come out in (= become covered in) dark red blotches.
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a verb): partly an alteration of obsolete plotch in the same sense (of unknown origin), influenced by blot; partly a blend of blot and botch.Want to learn more?
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