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ft blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played Hoyle.

A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark.

Marked with, or made of, dots or small spots; diversified with small, detached objects. Dotted note (Mus.), a note followed by a dot to indicate an increase of length equal to one half of its simple value; thus, a dotted semibreve is equal to three minims, and a dotted quarter to three eighth notes. -- Dotted rest, a…

Two dice, each of which, when thrown, has the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as, to throw doublets.

with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy. "When I am drowsy." Shak. Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. Shak. To our age's drowsy blood Still shouts the inspiring sea. Lowell.

Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; -- said of timber. Weale.

A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion.

To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection. [Obs.] Hales.

The act of clearing from spots. [Obs.] Johnson.

Emperor moth (Zoöl.), one of several large and beautiful bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as the American Cecropia moth (Platysamia cecropia), and the European species (Saturnia pavonia). -- Emperor paper. See under Paper. -- Purple emperor (Zoöl.), a large, strong British butterfly (Apatura iris)…

To variegate or spot, as with hail. A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. Chapman.

ower, the lowest card used being the seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot. See Bower.

rdinary; uncommon; rare; hence, better than the average; superior. Lyell. This particular spot had exceptional advantages. Jowett (Th. ) -- Ex*cep"tion*al*ly(#), adv.

d i; l Anterior Aqueous Chamber; m Crystalline Lens; n Vitreous Humor; o Retina; p Yellow spot; q Center of blind spot; r Artery of Retina in center of the Optic Nerve.

Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere. They are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere. Newcomb.

Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure. A fair white linen cloth. Book of Common Prayer.

The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument, etc.

n species of deer (Cervus dama), much smaller than the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the parks.

Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies.

Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle.