Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Dotting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dot \Dot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{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.
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