blemish
b le mish
- n a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
a facial blemish - v mar or spoil the appearance of
- v mar or impair with a flaw
her face was blemished - v add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
- Less than three weeks later, McCain endured 5 hours of surgery to remove a patch of skin including the blemish, roughly 5 cm (2 in.
- Her father had tried to erase the blemish of a handicapped daughter; this younger Kennedy chose instead to reveal the glory behind the blemish.
- Prince Charles' Duchy Home Farm went organic back in 1986, when most shoppers cared only about the low price tag on suspiciously blemish-free vegetables and unnaturally large .