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Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred} (bl[^u]rd);
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 ink.
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But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
Which then he wore. --Shak.
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2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
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Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
--J. R. Drake.
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3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
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Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,
But can not blur my lost renown. --Hudibras.
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Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
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Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), n.
1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as
upon paper or other substance.
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As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers,
they make it worse. --Fuller.
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2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as,
to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
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3. A moral stain or blot.
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Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great
blur on mine honesty and good name. --Udall.
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