blotch
noun
[ blɒtʃ ]
• a large irregular patch or unsightly mark on the skin or another surface.
• "red blotches on her face"
Similar:
patch,
smudge,
pop,
dot,
spot,
speck,
speckle,
blot,
stain,
smear,
streak,
dab,
daub,
splash,
splotch,
splodge,
rash,
blemish,
freckle,
birthmark,
strawberry mark,
port wine stain,
eruption,
mark,
discoloration,
naevus,
haemangioma,
blotch
verb
• cover with blotches.
• "her face was blotched and swollen with crying"
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.
