See Also: dotted(dictionary)
dotted tongue(medicine)
dotted line(dictionary)
Swiss Dotted Tiered Birthday Cake(recipes)

dotted (iou)



dotted adjective. L18.
[from DOT noun1, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Formed of dots. L18.
b. Of (an) engraving: executed by dots instead of lines; stippled. E19.
Irregularly marked with or occupied by dots or things occurring singly. L18.
W. Golding The beach..was dotted with groups of boys. W. Trevor He pulls the dotted handkerchief from his pocket.
b. spec. Designating moths marked thus. M19.
Scattered (about etc.) like dots; occurring or situated singly here and there. E19.
P. Scott There were chairs dotted here and there on the lawn. M. Sinclair A tiny Dutch landscape...Trees dotted about.
Of a musical note, a symbol, etc.: having an added dot. M19.
F. A. G. Ouseley One dotted semibreve in the canto fermo.
Special collocations: dotted line a line of dots or small dashes, esp. one on a document to indicate the space left for a signature and therefore acceptance of its terms; (dotted-line responsibility, indirect responsibility to another in an organizational structure; sign on the dotted line, agree fully or formally). dotted rhythm Music: in which long notes alternate with short notes.