3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.

Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,

But can not blur my lost renown.

Hudibras.

Syn. -- To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.

<! p. 160 !>

Blur (blûr), n. 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.

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary: Section A and B · 第 2566 / 3328 题