beauty spot

== English == === Etymology === From beauty (noun) +‎ spot (noun). Some uses of sense 1 (“thing which is beautiful”) are figurative uses of sense 1.2 (“patch on the face to heighten beauty”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbjuːtɪ ˌspɒt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbjuti ˌspɑt/, [-ɾi-] Hyphenation: beau‧ty spot === Noun === beauty spot (plural beauty spots) (archaic) A thing (especially an aspect of something) which is beautiful. A natural mark on a person's skin, especially a freckle or mole on a woman's face. Synonym: beauty mark (cosmetics, historical) A patch or spot drawn or placed on the face in order to heighten beauty. Synonyms: beauty mark, mouche (ornithology, archaic) Synonym of speculum (“a bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female”). (chiefly British) A place noted for its beauty, especially its natural scenery. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === beauty mark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia