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Marked with spots like eyes. Junno's bird, in her eye-spotted train. Spenser.

The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird (Pardalotus quadragintus).

f numerous species of butterflies of the genus Argynnis and allied genera, having silvery spots on the under side of the wings. See Illust. under Aphrodite.

A toper; one habitually given to strong drink; a drunkard. Shak.

Not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from moral stain; unblemished; immaculate; as, an unspotted reputation. -- Un*spot"ted*ness, n.

ghts. The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason. Burke. The arts of pleasure in despotic courts I spurn abhorrent. Clover.

ctrine of the absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or arbitrary government; despotism. The element of absolutism and prelacy was controlling. Palfrey.

Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; as, absolutist principles.

A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

xpression of homage from two thirds of the conclave. [Pole] might have been chosen on the spot by adoration. Froude.

nt or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.

A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in the ice not frozen over.

solution which, when it collects in puddles and evaporates, produces characteristic black spots.

gous to, or corresponds with, some other thing. The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many. I. Taylor.

ut rule or government; in political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; as, anarchic despotism; anarchical opinions.

the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot.

sign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with to or for; as, a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden; to appropriate money for the increase of the navy.

In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically; absolutely.

The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny. Bp. Hall.

Arbitrary; despotic. [Obs.] -- Ar`bi*tra"*ri*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]