beauty spot

noun

1. a tiny, molelike patch worn, usually on the face, as to set off the fairness of the skin.
2. a mole or other dark mark on the skin.
3. a place of exceptional scenic or architectural beauty:

   Montserrat is the beauty spot of the islands.

beauty spot

noun

1. a place of outstanding beauty
2. a small dark-coloured patch or spot worn on a lady's face as an adornment or as a foil to her complexion
3. a mole or other similar natural mark on the skin

Word History and Origins

Origin of beauty spot¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

With a gleam beneath a dancing ray of sunlight, with a beauty spot of white foam here and there.

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I don't suppose he remembers there's such a beauty spot as this where we're sitting now, even if he ever saw it.

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They seem on an enormous scale; and each beauty spot is different from every other.

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Surrounding country is one immense beauty spot with valleys, mountains, prairie, and timber.

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There was a joy in the discovery of that beauty-spot; nothing more delicious of the kind have I ever seen.

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