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blemish
English
Etymology
From Middle English blemisshen, blemissen, from Old French blemiss-, stem of Old French blemir, blesmir (“make pale, injure, wound, bruise”) (French blêmir), from Old Frankish *blesmjan, *blasmijan (“to make pale”), from Old Frankish *blasmi (“pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“white, pale”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?el- (“to shine”). Cognate with Dutch bles (“white spot”), German blass (“pale”), Old English ?blered (“bare, uncovered, bald, shaven”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bl?m??/
- Hyphenation: blem?ish
Noun
blemish (plural blemishes)
- A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
- 1769, Oxford Standard Text, King James Bible, Leviticus, 22, xix,
- Ye shall offer at your own will a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.
- 1997, Jean Soler, 5: The Semiotics of Food in the Bible, Carole Counihan, Penny Van Esterik (editors), Food and Culture: A Reader, page 61,
- Any foot shape deviating from this model is conceived as a blemish, and the animal is unclean.
- 2003, A. K. Forrest, Chapter 6: Surface Defect Detection on Ceramics, Mark Graves, Bruce Batchelor (editors), Machine Vision for the Inspection of Natural Products, page 193,
- There are a very large number of types of blemish and the smallest blemish visible to a human can be surprisingly small, for example less than 10?m deep, which may be on the surface of a heavily embossed tile.
- 1769, Oxford Standard Text, King James Bible, Leviticus, 22, xix,
- A moral defect; a character flaw.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:defect
Related terms
- blemished (adjective)
- blemishless
- blemishment
Translations
Verb
blemish (third-person singular simple present blemishes, present participle blemishing, simple past and past participle blemished)
- To spoil the appearance of.
- 2009, Michael A. Kirkman, Chapter 2: Global Markets fo Processed Potato Products, Jaspreet Singh, Lovedeep Kaur (editors), Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology, page 40,
- Generally, varieties in current use for processing are resilient, if not wholly resistant to blemishing diseases and disorders.
- 2011, Rob Imrie, Emma Street, Architectural Design and Regulation, unnumbered page,
- I mean it reaches a point of ridiculousness in some regards, and one?s seen actually many good schemes here in San Francisco, for example, that have been blemished by an overly strict adherence to codes.
- 2009, Michael A. Kirkman, Chapter 2: Global Markets fo Processed Potato Products, Jaspreet Singh, Lovedeep Kaur (editors), Advances in Potato Chemistry and Technology, page 40,
- To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
- 1600, Francis Vere, Commentaries of the Divers Pieces of Service
- There had nothing passed betwixt us that might blemish reputation.
- 1600, Francis Vere, Commentaries of the Divers Pieces of Service
Translations
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acne
English
Etymology
New Latin, probably a corruption of Ancient Greek ???? (akm?, “point, top”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æk.ni/
- Rhymes: -ækni
Noun
acne (usually uncountable, plural acnes)
- (pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
- A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
Derived terms
- acned
- acne rosacea
- acne vulgaris
- bacne
- maskne
Translations
Anagrams
- -ance, Caen, CanE, Cane, Cena, Nace, ance, cane
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?a?.n?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?a?.ne/
Noun
acne f (plural acnes)
- acne
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French acné, from New Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?ne?/
- Hyphenation: ac?ne
- Rhymes: -e?
Noun
acne f or m (uncountable)
- acne
Synonyms
- jeugdpuistjes
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: akne
Italian
Noun
acne f (plural acni)
- (medicine) acne
Derived terms
- acneico
Anagrams
- cane
- cena
Portuguese
Noun
acne f (plural acnes)
- (pathology) acne (a skin condition)
- acne (a pattern of blemishes resulting from the skin condition)
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