KJV Dictionary Definition: blemish

blemish

BLEM'ISH, v.t.

1. Too mark with any deformity; to injure or impair any thing which is well formed, or excellent; to mar,or make defective,either the body or mind.

2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.

BLEM'ISH, n. Any mark of deformity; any scar or defect that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that which is well formed.

1. Reproach; disgrace; that which impairs reputation; taint; turpitude; deformity.

blemished

BLEM'ISHED, pp. Injured or marred by any mark of deformity; tarnished; soiled.

blemishing

BLEM'ISHING, ppr. Marking with deformity; tarnishing.

blemishment

BLEM'ISHMENT, n. Disgrace. Little used.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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