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.
3. A moral stain or blot.
Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur
on mine honesty and good name.
Udall.
Blur (blûr), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Blurred (blûrd); 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.
But time hath nothing blurred those lines of
favor
Which then he wore.
Shak.
2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to
darken.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
J. R. Drake.
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.