blemished : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blemished	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for blemished
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blemished adj marred by imperfections [ant: unblemished, unmarred, unmutilated] having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular pair of jeans" Synonym(s): blemished, flawed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blemished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blemishing}.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir, blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[88]mir to grow pale, fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[88]me, prob. fr. Icel bl[be]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[be]r blue; akin to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See {Blue}.] 1. 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. --Brathwait. 2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame. There had nothing passed between us that might blemish reputation. --Oldys.