dotted
adjective
[ ˈdɒtɪd ]
• marked with or in the form of dots.
• "a dotted background"
• (of a note or rest) written with a dot after it to show that the time value is increased by half.
• "a dotted minim"
dot
verb
• mark with a small spot or spots.
• "wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt"
Similar:
spot,
fleck,
bespeckle,
mark,
dab,
stipple,
pock,
freckle,
sprinkle,
dust,
befleck,
bestrew,
besprinkle,
• hit (someone).
• "‘You want to dot him one ,’ he said"
Origin:
Old English dott ‘head of a boil’. The word is recorded only once in Old English, then not until the late 16th century, when it is found in the sense ‘a small lump or clot’, perhaps influenced by Dutch dot ‘a knot’. The sense ‘small mark or spot’ dates from the mid 17th century.
