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   blotch

   /blɒtʃ/

   noun

   • 1. a large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface: "red blotches on her face" Similar patchsmudgepopdotspotspeckspeckleblotstainsmearstreakdabdaubsplashinformal:splotchsplodgerashblemishspotfrecklebirthmarkstrawberry markport wine staineruptionpatchmarkdiscolorationtechnical:naevushaemangioma

   verb

   • 1. cover with blotches: "her face was blotched and swollen with crying"

   Word Origin early 17th century (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.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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