Blot
111blot test — noun The Rorschach test …
112blot out — verb a) to obscure The moon blotted out the sun and all was dark. b) to make something undecipherable; to obliterate From the time he had left the house in Soho on the morning of the murder, he was simply blotted out; and gradually, as time drew… …
113blot on the escutcheon — noun Something damaging to ones reputation …
114blot one's copy book — verb to damage ones own reputation through bad behavior …
115Blot, Maurice — (5/12/1753 Paris 11/13/1818 Paris) (France) Copper engraver. Trained under Augustin de St. Aubin. Produced prints after the amorous paintings of Rococo artists. Source: Benezit, vol. 2: p. 649, ThB IV 1910: p. 139 …
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116blot out — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mark out] Syn. deface, cross out, scratch out, delete; see cancel 1 . 2. [To obscure] Syn. darken, blur, shroud, eclipse; see shade 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To destroy all traces of: abolish, annihilate, clear,… …
117blot\ out — v. phr. 1. To obstruct; cover; obscure. The high rise building in front of our apartment house blots out the view of the ocean. 2. To wipe out of one s memory. Jane can t remember the details when she was attacked in the streets; she blotted it… …
118blot out — erase; destroy …
119blot one's copy-book — Someone who blots their copy book does something to spoil their good record or reputation. He blotted his copy book when he was arrested for speeding …
120blot your copybook — British to do something that spoils your good reputation, for example at work …