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BLOT, v.t. [L. litura,[whence lituro, oblitero.] without the prefix.] 1. To spot with ink; to stain or bespatter with ink; as, to blot a paper.2. To obliterate writing or letters with ink, so as to render the characters invisible, or not distinguishable; generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence.3. To efface; to erase; to cause to be unseen, or forgotten; to destroy; as, to blot out a crime, or the remembrance of any thing.4. To stain with infamy; to tarnish;; to disgrace; to disfigure.Blot not thy innocence with guiltless blood.5. To darkenHe sung how earth blots the moon's gilded wane.6. In scripture, to blot one out of the book of life, is to reject him from the number of those who are to be saved. To blot out a name, a person or a nation, is to destroy the person or nation; to exterminate or consume. To blot out sins, is to forgive them. Sins are compared to debts, which are recorded in God's book of remembrance,and when paid, are crossed or cancelled.BLOT, n. A spot or stain on paper,usually applied to ink. 1. An obliteration of something written or printed.2. A spot in reputation; a stain, a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish.3. Censure;scorn; reproach.He that rebuketh the wicked getteth a blot. Prov.9.4. In backgammon, when a single man lies open to be taken up.
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BLOT, v.t. [L. litura,[whence lituro, oblitero.] without the prefix.] 1. To spot with ink; to stain or bespatter with ink; as, to blot a paper.2. To obliterate writing or letters with ink, so as to render the characters invisible, or not distinguishable; generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence.3. To efface; to erase; to cause to be unseen, or forgotten; to destroy; as, to blot out a crime, or the remembrance of any thing.4. To stain with infamy; to tarnish;; to disgrace; to disfigure.Blot not thy innocence with guiltless blood.5. To darkenHe sung how earth blots the moon's gilded wane.6. In scripture, to blot one out of the book of life, is to reject him from the number of those who are to be saved. To blot out a name, a person or a nation, is to destroy the person or nation; to exterminate or consume. To blot out sins, is to forgive them. Sins are compared to debts, which are recorded in God's book of remembrance,and when paid, are crossed or cancelled.BLOT, n. A spot or stain on paper,usually applied to ink. 1. An obliteration of something written or printed.2. A spot in reputation; a stain, a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish.3. Censure;scorn; reproach.He that rebuketh the wicked getteth a blot. Prov.9.4. In backgammon, when a single man lies open to be taken up. | BLOT, n.- A spot or stain on paper, usually applied to ink.
- An obliteration of something written or printed. – Dryden.
- A spot in reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish. – Shak.
- Censure; scorn; reproach.
He that rebuketh the wicked getteth a blot. – Prov. ix.
- In backgammon, when a single man lies open to be taken up. – Johnson.
BLOT, v.t. [Goth. blauthjan; Sw. plottra; Dan. plet, a spot, stain, blot; pletter, to blot or stain; L. litura, whence lituro, oblitero, without the prefix; and D. kladdan, with a different one.]- To spot with ink; to stain or bespatter with ink; as, to blot a paper.
- To obliterate writing or letters with ink, so as to render the characters invisible, or not distinguishable; generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence.
- To efface; to erase; to cause to be unseen, or forgotten to destroy; as, to blot out a crime, or the remembrance of any thing.
- To stain with infamy; to tarnish; to disgrace; to disfigure.
Blot not thy innocence with guiltless blood. – Rowe.
- To darken.
He sung how earth blots the moon's gilded wane. – Cowley.
- In Scripture, to blot one out of the book of life, is to reject him from the number of those who are to be saved. To blot out a name, a person or a nation, is to destroy the person or nation; to exterminate or consume. To blot out sins, is to forgive them. Sins are compared to debts, which are recorded in God's book of remembrance, and when paid, are crossed or canceled.
| Blot
- To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with
ink.
- To take a blot; as, this
paper blots easily.
- A spot or stain, as of ink on paper;
a blur.
- An exposure
of a single man to be taken up.
- To impair] to damage; to mar; to soil.
- An obliteration of something written or printed;
an erasure.
- A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or
mark.
- To stain with infamy; to disgrace.
- A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a
reproach; a blemish.
- To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel;
to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a
sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses.
- To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.
- To dry, as writing, with blotting
paper.
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Blot BLOT, verb transitive [Latin litura, [whence lituro, oblitero.] without the prefix.] 1. To spot with ink; to stain or bespatter with ink; as, to blot a paper. 2. To obliterate writing or letters with ink, so as to render the characters invisible, or not distinguishable; generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. 3. To efface; to erase; to cause to be unseen, or forgotten; to destroy; as, to blot out a crime, or the remembrance of any thing. 4. To stain with infamy; to tarnish; ; to disgrace; to disfigure. BLOT not thy innocence with guiltless blood. 5. To darken He sung how earth blots the moon's gilded wane. 6. In scripture, to blot one out of the book of life, is to reject him from the number of those who are to be saved. To blot out a name, a person or a nation, is to destroy the person or nation; to exterminate or consume. To blot out sins, is to forgive them. Sins are compared to debts, which are recorded in God's book of remembrance, and when paid, are crossed or cancelled. BLOT, noun A spot or stain on paper, usually applied to ink. 1. An obliteration of something written or printed. 2. A spot in reputation; a stain, a disgrace; a reproach; a blemish. 3. Censure; scorn; reproach. He that rebuketh the wicked getteth a blot Proverbs 9:7. 4. In backgammon, when a single man lies open to be taken up.
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