Meaning & use
Blots
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Marks, spots, or stains, especially of spilled ink, on a surface such as paper.
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Ink blots spread across the page where his pen had leaked.
A few careless blots ruined the otherwise elegant handwritten letter.
A note on using this word
In psychology, the 'Rorschach blots' used in the well-known personality test take their name from this same everyday sense of the word.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To stain, mark, or spoil something, especially with spilled ink, or to dry ink by pressing absorbent paper against it.
She blotted the wet ink carefully before closing the notebook.
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