A moral defect; a character flaw.
A small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
To tarnish (reputation, character, etc.); to defame.
To spoil the appearance of.
To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
To make clear or easily understood; to explain in order to remove doubt or obscurity.
To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under clarification.
To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter.