blot vs regard

blot

noun
  • A stain on someone's reputation or character; a disgrace. 

  • An exposed piece in backgammon. 

  • A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. 

  • A method of transferring proteins, DNA or RNA, onto a carrier. 

verb
  • to cause a blot (on something) by spilling a coloured substance. 

  • To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; generally with out. 

  • To dry (writing, etc.) with blotting paper. 

  • To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink. 

  • To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow. 

  • To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil. 

  • to soak up or absorb liquid. 

  • To stain with infamy; to disgrace. 

regard

noun
  • One's concern for another; esteem; relation, reference. 

  • A particular aspect or detail; respect, sense. 

  • The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held. 

  • A steady look, a gaze. 

  • Slang for retard, a very bad stock trader. 

verb
  • To look at; to observe. 

  • To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. 

  • To have to do with, to concern. 

  • To face toward. 

How often have the words blot and regard occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )