Blemish

v. t.	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. [imp. & p. p. Blemished ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Blemishing.] 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.
n.	1.	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. He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish. - Lev. xiv. 10. The reliefs of an envious man are those little blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in an illustrious character. - Spectator.

Noun	1.	blemish - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" Synonyms: mar, defect
Verb	1.	blemish - mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue" Synonyms: deface, disfigure
	2.	blemish - mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" Synonyms: spot
	3.	blemish - add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective Synonyms: flaw

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