n. [ Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See Spit to eject from the mouth, and cf. Spatter. ]
Out, damned spot! Out, I say! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
That spot to which I point is Paradise. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
“A jolly place, ” said he, “in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed.” Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
Crescent spot (Zool.),
Spot lens (Microscopy),
Spot rump (Zool.),
Spots on the sun. (Astron.)
On the spot,
Upon the spot
It was determined upon the spot. Swift.
v. t.
My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
If ever I shall close these eyes but once,
May I live spotted for my perjury. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
To spot timber,
v. i. To become stained with spots. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Lit., being on the spot, or place;
. (Com.) Cash paid or ready for payment at once upon delivery of property purchased. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent;
A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n.
. (Eng. Billiards) The pocketing of the red ball in a top corner pocket from off its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for an easy winning hazard in either top corner pocket. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
a. Marked with spots;
Spotted fever (Med.),
Spotted tree (Bot.),
n. State or quality of being spotted. [ 1913 Webster ]