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Splotch

noun
1.
An irregularly shaped spot.  Synonyms: blotch, splodge.






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"Splotch" Quotes from Famous Books



... the bar stood open; the lamps were still burning, and the upturned chairs and a broken table told of the struggle that had taken place there. The boy rested his hand on the top step as he stared fearfully into the room. His palm came away with a great crimson splotch. But he was not satisfied yet. He must be sure—sure! He passed around the building as the men had done and crossed the truck patch to the mouth of the lane. Here he slid through the fence into the ...
— The Prodigal Judge • Vaughan Kester

... now we was both on our knees with our chins on a fence rail and gazing—yes, and gasping too. It was coming down the road—coming in the shadder of the trees, and you couldn't see it good; not till it was pretty close to us; then it stepped into a bright splotch of moonlight and we sunk right down in our tracks—it was Jake Dunlap's ghost! That was what ...
— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

... help," the Egyptian said, with dignity, "your not liking my face." Then, with less dignity, she added, "There is a splotch of mud on your own, little minister; it came off the divit you ...
— The Little Minister • J.M. Barrie



Words linked to "Splotch" :   smirch, spot, blotch, blot, daub, smudge, splodge, blob, smear, slur, fleck



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