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Dot   /dɑt/   Listen
noun
Dot  n.  (Law) A marriage portion; dowry. (Louisiana)


Dot  n.  
1.
A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.
2.
Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.


proper noun
D.O.T., DOT, DoT  n.  The United States Department of Transportation. (acronym) Note: The Department of Transportation promulgates standards for the strength of shipping containers, and this abgreviation is often seen on cardboard boxes.


verb
Dot  v. t.  (past & past part. dotted; pres. part. dotting)  
1.
To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.
2.
To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a landscape dotted with cottages.


Dot  v. i.  To make dots or specks.





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"Dot" Quotes from Famous Books



... place upon the rowing-benches; every back bent stoutly to the oar. Dripping crystals and flashing in the sun, the polished blades rose and fell, as the "Sea-Deer" bounded forward. To those upon her decks, the mass of scarlet cloaks upon the pier merged into a patch of flame, and then became a fiery dot. The sunny plain of the city and the green slope of the camp dwindled and faded; towering cliffs closed about and hid them from the ...
— The Thrall of Leif the Lucky • Ottilie A. Liljencrantz
... heavy-hearted, enfeebled by want and wounds. Having fought to exhaustion, he surrenders his gun, wrings the hands of his comrades in silence, and lifting his tear-stained and pallid face for the last time to the graves that dot old Virginia hills, pulls his gray cap over his brow and begins the slow and painful journey. What does he find—let me ask you who went to your homes eager to find, in the welcome you had justly earned, full payment for four years' sacrifice—what does he find when, having followed the ...
— Standard Selections • Various
... "Vat means dot 'cheese it'?" he asked, rubbing his bald head in helpless bewilderment. "Efery dime dey says 'cheese ...
— The Battle with the Slum • Jacob A. Riis
... same epoch? Why may not chivalry and charity go hand in hand? It amuses me to imagine the amazement of the barons, bold and belted knights, could they be resuscitated for a sufficient length of time to gaze upon the hydropathic establishments which dot their ancient hunting-grounds. It would have been very difficult to interest the ...
— Penelope's English Experiences • Kate Douglas Wiggin
... against the skyline, there appeared over the giant dune to the north a single horseman. A moment he seemed to pause on the crest, then began the long descent, slowly, with almost imperceptible movement. He was not more than under way when another dot appeared against the skyline, a second horseman, close behind the first, who, like the first, after seeming to pause a moment on the crest, dipped into the long slope with almost imperceptible movement. ...
— Bred of the Desert - A Horse and a Romance • Marcus Horton


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