Origin of blot
1
1275–1325; (noun) Middle English
blotte, akin to Old Norse
blettr blot, spot, stain; (v.) late Middle English
blotten, derivative of the noun
OTHER WORDS FROM blot
blot·less, adjective blot·ting·ly, adverb blot·ty, adjective un·blot·ted, adjectiveWords nearby blot
Definition for blot (2 of 2)
blot
2
[ blot ]
/ blɒt /
noun
Backgammon.
an exposed piece liable to be taken or forfeited.
Archaic.
an exposed or weak point, as in an argument or course of action.
Origin of blot
2
1590–1600; < Low German
blat, akin to
bloot bare, exposed, unprotected; cognate with Dutch
bloot, German
bloss bare
Example sentences from the Web for blot
British Dictionary definitions for blot (1 of 2)
blot
1
/ (blɒt) /
noun
verb blots, blotting or blotted
Word Origin for blot
C14: probably of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch
bluyster
blister
British Dictionary definitions for blot (2 of 2)
blot
2
/ (blɒt) /
noun
backgammon
a man exposed by being placed alone on a point and therefore able to be taken by the other player
archaic
a weak spot
Word Origin for blot
C16: perhaps from Middle Dutch
bloot poor
Medical definitions for blot
blot
[ blŏt ]
n.
The Northern, Southern, or Western blot analyses.