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blot

UK/blɒt/ US/blɑt/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (2)

noun

1.

a blemish made by dirt

  • “he had a smudge on his cheek”
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2.

an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

  • “he made a huge blot on his copybook”
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verb

1.

dry (ink) with blotting paper

2.

make a spot or mark onto

  • “The wine spotted the tablecloth”
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Origin

From Middle English blot (“blot, spot, stain, blemish”). Perhaps from Old Norse *blettr (“blot, stain”) (only attested in documents from after Old Norse transitioned to Icelandic blettur), or from Old French bloche (“clod of earth”).

Phrases

  • blot on the escutcheon Terms derived from blot (noun)
  • blot test Terms derived from blot (noun)
  • dot blot Terms derived from blot (noun)
  • Northern blot analysis Terms derived from blot (noun)
  • Southern blot Terms derived from blot (noun)
  • Western blot Terms derived from blot (noun)
  • western blot analysis Terms derived from blot (noun)

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