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verb

Blemish v. t. (past & past part. blemished; pres. part. blemishing)

To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind. "Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy soul."

To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame. "There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation."

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Etymology of 'Blemished'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Blemished" Quotes from Famous Books

... noble lovers sigh And with each other in the lists do vie? Though much I've dreamed of sweet Yolanda's charms My days have passed in wars and feats of arms, For, Pertinax, this blemished face I bear, Should fright, methinks, a lady young and fair. And so it is that I have deemed it wiser To hide it when I ...

— The Geste of Duke Jocelyn • Jeffery Farnol

... Arthur Elwood, was of a diminutive size, with commonplace features, and a severe, forbidding countenance, made so, perhaps, by intense application to business, together with the unfavorable effect caused by a blemished and sightless eye. ...

— Gaut Gurley • D. P. Thompson

... would have been blemished were any religious stigma to attach to it. He himself had always been careful of his own good name, and as we have said elsewhere, he told his companions that in their country's cause whatever they offered on the ...

— Lineage, Life, and Labors of Jose Rizal, Philippine Patriot • Austin Craig

... this will I say, the last burden of adversity is that when they which are in misery are accused of any crime, they are thought to deserve whatsoever they suffer. And I, spoiled of all my goods, bereaved of my dignities, blemished in my good name, for benefits ...

— The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy • Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

... He is a thankful herald of the mercies of his God; which if all the world hear not from his mouth it is no fault of his. Neither did he so burn with the evil fires or concupiscence as now with the holy flames of zeal to that glory which he hath blemished; and his eyes are as full of moisture as his heart of heat. The gates of heaven are not so knocked at by any suitor, whether for frequency or importunity. You shall find his cheeks furrowed, his knees hard, his lips ...

— Character Writings of the 17th Century • Various

... all matters easier if at least Bail were taken for people Accused only by y^e invisible tormentors of y^e poor sufferers and not Blemished by any further Grounds of suspicion ...

— Salem Witchcraft and Cotton Mather - A Reply • Charles W. Upham