I. ˈspläch noun
or splatch ˈsplach
( -es )
Etymology: splotch perhaps blend of spot and blotch; splatch alteration (probably influenced by splash ) of splotch
: a contrasting patch : blot , blotch : daub , smear : spot , stain
splotches of rust
a splotch of red paint
his napkin a white splotch on the rug — Josephine Johnson
II. transitive verb
or splatch “
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: to mark with a splotch : cover with splotches
splotched face
dark mass splotched with white — Erskine Caldwell
his record is splotched and muddy — R.S.Allen
paintings … splotched with conventionally sharp colors — F.J.Mather