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blemish (v.)
early 14c., from O.Fr.
blemiss-
"to turn pale," extended stem of
blemir, blesmir
"to injure, make pale," probably from Frank.
*blesmjan
"to cause to turn pale" (from the same source as
blaze
(1)). The noun is first recorded 1520s.
