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Grammar : Noun
Spell : sploch
Phonetic Transcription : splɒtʃ



Definition of splotch

Origin :
  • c.1600, perhaps a blend of spot, blot, and/or botch. Related: Splotchy; splotchiness.
  • noun smudge
  • noun blemish
Example sentences :
  • They dab a splotch of sheep-dip on the place and go right ahead.
  • Extract from : « Following the Equator, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • This after-dinner note had a splotch on it not yet quite dry.
  • Extract from : « The Forsyte Saga, Complete » by John Galsworthy
  • Her hair flamed bright in a splotch of sun as she got to her feet.
  • Extract from : « Three Soldiers » by John Dos Passos
  • But my mother, when she turned, saw only a splotch of wet on the outside of the glass.
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Quantity » by Henry van Dyke
  • There was a splotch of blood on the palm and another on the under side of the thumb.
  • Extract from : « The Coming of the Law » by Charles Alden Seltzer
  • That was all, save that in place of a signature there was a splotch of red sealing wax.
  • Extract from : « Triple Spies » by Roy J. Snell
  • A splotch like a red cabbage leaf was on the cheek of Solomon.
  • Extract from : « My Neighbors » by Caradoc Evans
  • There was a splotch of blue pigment at the back of his neck.
  • Extract from : « This World Is Taboo » by Murray Leinster
  • You once took a splotch of dirt out of my eye that was troubling me very much.
  • Extract from : « Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio vol. II (of 2) » by Songling Pu
  • Croxton spat and a splotch of brown tobacco juice pocked the roadside gravel.
  • Extract from : « Ride Proud, Rebel! » by Andre Alice Norton

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