mouche
- noun
- /muːʃ/
- Archaic
:
mancha
- He noticed a tiny mouche on the otherwise perfect surface of the antique table.
Examples
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The artist tried to cover a mouche that appeared on the canvas after years of storage.
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She noticed a small mouche on her dress.
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In old portraits, a painted mouche was sometimes used to highlight beauty or hide a flaw.
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There was a tiny mouche on the canvas.
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He noticed a tiny mouche on the otherwise perfect surface of the antique table.
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In old portraits, a painted mouche was sometimes used to highlight beauty or hide a flaw.
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The artist tried to cover a mouche that appeared on the canvas after years of storage.
Synonyms
468
1.0
A visible line, spot, scratch, or stain on a surface
297
1.0
A small round mark on a surface, for example on a card or dice
30
1.9
A dirty mark on something that makes it look untidy
24
4.3
A very small spot that stands out on a surface
15
3.9
A small mark that spoils the look of skin or an object
14
4.1
A messy mark left on a surface by a substance
8
2.7
A small mark often made by ink or dirt
6
9.1
A small spot of dirt on skin or clothing
4
8.0
A small mark or flaw that spoils how something looks
4
3.9
A large irregular spot on skin or another surface that is a different color
3
4.8
A large uneven mark of color or dirt on a surface
1
9.9
A small spot or stain on a surface
A dirty mark that spoils the look of clothing or fabric
A small spot of dirt or sticky food on something
How Noticeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mouche in the sense of a small spot or blot also comes from French mouche 'fly', since a little mark on a surface looked like a fly and artists sometimes used such a mark to hide or show a flaw.