birthmark
noun
birth·mark
ˈbərth-ˌmärk 
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Meanwhile, a longtime One Direction fan reveals their staggering familiarity with Horan — down to the placement of his birthmarks.
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Briana Edwards, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As the passengers continued boarding—third-class passengers first and first-class last—the ship’s crew checked each person’s papers to confirm their age, occupation, native language, permanent residence, and marks of identification like scars or birthmarks.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Port-wine stain: This birthmark usually affects the face.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Aug. 2025
As the last crimson tint of the birthmark—that sole token of human imperfection—faded from her cheek, the parting breath of the now perfect woman passed into the atmosphere, and her soul, lingering a moment near her husband, took its heavenward flight.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Briana Edwards, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
As the passengers continued boarding—third-class passengers first and first-class last—the ship’s crew checked each person’s papers to confirm their age, occupation, native language, permanent residence, and marks of identification like scars or birthmarks.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Port-wine stain: This birthmark usually affects the face.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 6 Aug. 2025
As the last crimson tint of the birthmark—that sole token of human imperfection—faded from her cheek, the parting breath of the now perfect woman passed into the atmosphere, and her soul, lingering a moment near her husband, took its heavenward flight.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Birthmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthmark. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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birthmark
noun
birth·mark
ˈbərth-ˌmärk
: an unusual mark or blemish on the skin at birth
Medical Definition
birthmark
noun
birth·mark
ˈbərth-ˌmärk
birthmark
transitive verb
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