blatch en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English blacche (“black pigment or dye; black colour; black individual”), from Old English blæċċe (“black matter”).
Meanings
- (obsolete, uncountable) Blacking, blackening.
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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
blatch en · VERB · etymology 2
Etymology
From Middle English blacchen, from the noun above.
Meanings
- (archaic, transitive) To blacken; to smear with blacking; to stain or mark with soot or coal.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blatches | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| blatching | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blatched | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blatched | Tense=Past | lexicographic |