SPOT, n. [We see this word is of the family of spatter, and that the radical sense is to throw or thrust. A spot is made by spattering or sprinkling. 1. A mark on a substance made by foreign matter; a speck; a blot; a place discolored. The least spot is visible on white paper.2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.Yet Chloe sure was formd without a spot.See 1 Peter 1:17, Ephesians 5:27.3. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.The spot to which I point is paradise.Fixd to one spot.So we say, a spot of ground, a spot of grass or flowers; meaning a place of small extent.4. A place of a different color from the ground; as the spots of a leopard.5. A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called from a spot on its head just above its beak.6. A dark place on the disk or face of the sun or of a planet.7. A lucid place in the heavens.Upon the spot, immediately; before moving; without changing place. [So the French say, sur le champ.]It was determined upon the spot.SPOT, v.t. 1. To make a visible mark with some foreign matter; to discolor; to stain; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper.2. To patch by way of ornament.3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish; as reputation.My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.To stop timber, is to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing. |
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