Definition of "blotch" [blotch]

• A spot or blot; a splotch. (noun)
• A discoloration on the skin; a blemish. (noun)
• Any of several plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit. (noun)
• To mark or become marked with blotches. (verb-transitive)

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• "Her designer should have known that it was a bad choice for a dress to be seen on television and from a distance, though, because from a distance you can't see the subtle gradient that the red -- black creates ... it just looks like a big red blotch, which is why I thought it was ugly."
• "The blossoms, mostly white and pinks, are little round tufts that drop petals any time the wind blows, so walking through a 'blotch' can feel like walking through a slow-motion snowstorm when the wind kicks up."
• ""Over on the side there, where there's a kind of blotch, is the twins; they must be fighting."