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beauty spot n

(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. (cosmetics, historical) A patch or spot drawn or placed on the face in order to heighten beauty. (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.

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