blotch
noun [C usually plural] /blɒtʃ/
/blɑːtʃ/ Definition
› a mark that is not regular in shape, for example on a person's skin: Her face was covered in purple blotches.Skin complaints and blemishesDirt and untidiness blotchy /ˈblɒtʃ.i/
/ˈblɑː.tʃi/ adjective › He'd been crying and his face was all blotchy.Skin complaints and blemishes
/ˈblɑː.tʃi/ adjective › He'd been crying and his face was all blotchy.Skin complaints and blemishes(Definition of blotch noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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