blemishes

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blemishes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Blemish \Blem"ish\, n.; pl. Blemishes.
     Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral;
     anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that
     which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs
     reputation.
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           He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe
           lamb of the first year without blemish.  --Lev. xiv.
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           The reliefs of an envious man are those little
           blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in
           an illustrious character.                --Spectator.
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     Syn: Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault;
          taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.
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