Word Study
blotter
CIDE DICTIONARY
blotter, n.
- One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for absorbing superfluous ink. [1913 Webster]
- A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are made as they take place. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
blotter, n.
1 a sheet or sheets of blotting-paper, usu. inserted into a frame.
2 US a temporary recording-book, esp. a police charge-sheet.
1 a sheet or sheets of blotting-paper, usu. inserted into a frame.
2 US a temporary recording-book, esp. a police charge-sheet.
THESAURUS
blotter
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blotter
Cleanness
N cleanness, cleanliness, purity, cleaning, purification, defecation, purgation, lustration, detersion, abstersion, epuration, mundation, ablution, lavation, colature, disinfection, drainage, sewerage, lavatory, laundry, washhouse, washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman, scavenger, dustman, sweep, white wings brush, broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter, blotter, napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary, doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab, cover, drugget, wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative, purifier, disinfectant, aperient, benzene, benzine benzol, benolin, bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative, clean, cleanly, pure, immaculate, spotless, stainless, taintless, trig, without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected, sweet, sweet as a nut, neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens, cleaned, kempt, abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying, neatly, clean as a whistle.For further exploring for "blotter" in Webster Dictionary Online