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View synonyms for port-wine stain
port-wine stain
[ pawrt-wahyn, pohrt- ]
noun
- a large birthmark of purplish color, usually on the face or neck.
port wine stain
noun
- a type of haemangioma, seen as a purplish birthmark, often large and on the face or neck
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Word History and Origins
Origin of port-wine stain1
First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences
Its head and neck, throat and shoulders, are the colour of a faded port-wine stain.
From Project Gutenberg
It is then comparatively inconspicuous, its neck and wing coverts being the hue of a faded port-wine stain.
From Project Gutenberg
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