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A small imperfection that thinks it's the whole portrait.
means A minor flaw or mark that mars an otherwise smooth, clean, or flawless surface or reputation.
from From Old French blemir, to make pale or wound, tied to the bruised gray-blue of damaged skin — a blemish was once literally the color of injury.
Skin's headlineAcne is the most blemished word in cosmetics.
Beyond skinRecords, names, and honor can be blemished too.
Ritual rootsAncient sacrifices demanded animals without blemish.