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Webster 1913 Edition
Blur
Blur
(blûr)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Blurred
(blûrd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blurring
.] [Prob. of same origin as
blear
. See Blear
.] 1.
To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused;
as, to
. blur
manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur
the impression of a woodcut by an excess of inkBut time hath nothing
Which then he wore.
blurred
those lines of favorWhich then he wore.
Shakespeare
2.
To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Her eyes are
blurred
with the lightning’s glare. J. R. Drake.
3.
To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,
But can not
But can not
blur
my lost renown. Hudibras.
Syn. – To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
Blur
(blûr)
, Noun.
1.
That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.
As for those who cleanse
blurs
with blotted fingers, they make it worse. Fuller.
2.
A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision;
as, to see things with a
. blur
; it was all blur
3.
A moral stain or blot.
Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great
blur
on mine honesty and good name. Udall.
Webster 1828 Edition
Blur
BLUR
,Noun.
BLUR
,Verb.
T.
1.
To sully; to stain; to blemish; as, to blur reputation.