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Blemished
(gcide) | Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blemished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blemishing.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir,
blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[^e]mir to grow pale,
fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[^e]me, prob. fr. Icel
bl[=a]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[=a]r blue; akin
to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black
and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See Blue.]
1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything
which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make
defective, either the body or mind.
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Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy
soul. --Brathwait.
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2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.
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There had nothing passed between us that might
blemish reputation. --Oldys.
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blemished
(wn) | blemished
adj 1: marred by imperfections [ant: unblemished, unmarred,
unmutilated]
2: having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular
pair of jeans" [syn: blemished, flawed] |
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unblemished
(encz) | unblemished,bezúhonný adj: Zdeněk Brožunblemished,neposkvrněný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Blemished
(gcide) | Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blemished; p. pr. &
vb. n. Blemishing.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir,
blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[^e]mir to grow pale,
fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[^e]me, prob. fr. Icel
bl[=a]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[=a]r blue; akin
to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black
and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See Blue.]
1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything
which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make
defective, either the body or mind.
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Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy
soul. --Brathwait.
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2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.
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There had nothing passed between us that might
blemish reputation. --Oldys.
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Unblemished
(gcide) | Unblemished \Un*blem"ished\, a.
Not blemished; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation
or life. --Addison.
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unblemished
(wn) | unblemished
adj 1: free from physical or moral spots or stains; "an
unblemished record"; "an unblemished complexion" [syn:
unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated] [ant:
blemished] |
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