(mark with spots)

  • 41spotted — spot ► NOUN 1) a small round mark differing in colour or texture from the surface around it. 2) a pimple. 3) a particular place, point, or position. 4) a place for an individual item in a show. 5) informal, chiefly Brit. a small amount: a spot of …

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  • 42bespot — verb To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes …

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  • 43dapple — /ˈdæpəl / (say dapuhl) noun 1. mottled marking, as of an animal s skin or coat. 2. an animal with a mottled skin or coat. –adjective 3. dappled; spotted: a dapple horse. –verb (dappled, dappling) –verb (t) 4. to mark with spots. –verb (i) 5. to… …

  • 44mottle — I. noun Etymology: probably back formation from motley Date: 1676 1. a colored spot 2. a. a surface having colored spots or blotches b. the arrangement of such spots or blotches on a surface 3. mosaic 5 • mottled adjective …

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  • 45mottle — v. & n. v.tr. (esp. as mottled adj.) mark with spots or smears of colour. n. 1 an irregular arrangement of spots or patches of colour. 2 any of these spots or patches. Etymology: prob. back form. f. MOTLEY …

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  • 46Bespot — Be*spot (b[ e]*sp[o^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespotting}.] To mark with spots, or as with spots. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 47Bespotted — Bespot Be*spot (b[ e]*sp[o^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespotting}.] To mark with spots, or as with spots. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 48Bespotting — Bespot Be*spot (b[ e]*sp[o^]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespotting}.] To mark with spots, or as with spots. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 49dapple — dap·ple || dæpl v. mark with spots or patches; be marked with spots n. spot, patch; patch of colour; patch of light …

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  • 50dappled — dap·pled || dæpld adj. spotted, mottled; variegated dap·ple || dæpl v. mark with spots or patches; be marked with spots n. spot, patch; patch of colour; patch of light …

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