"emblemish" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: emblemishes [present, singular, third-person], emblemishing [participle, present], emblemished [participle, past], emblemished [past]
Etymology: From Middle English emblemyshen; compare blemish. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|emblemyshen}} Middle English emblemyshen Head templates: {{en-verb}} emblemish (third-person singular simple present emblemishes, present participle emblemishing, simple past and past participle emblemished)
  1. (obsolete) Synonym of blemish. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: blemish [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: emblemishment
    Sense id: en-emblemish-en-verb-LTjqNtLn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1576, Franciscus Patricius, translated by Rycharde Robinson, A Moral Methode of Ciuile Policie Contayninge a Learned and Fruictful Discourse of the Institution, State and Gouernment of a Common Weale, London: […] Thomas Marsh, page 9",
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