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dotting, vbl. n.|ˈdɒtɪŋ|
[f. dot v.1 + -ing1.]
1. The making of dots, or covering of a surface with dots; also, concr. markings so produced.
1834M. Somerville Connex. Phys. Sc. xxxvii. (1849) 444 An exceedingly delicate and uniform dotting or stippling of the sky by points of light. 1870Ruskin Lect. Art vi. (1875) 163 The attempts to imitate the shading of a fine draughtsman by dotting. 1874Knight Dict. Mech. I. 722/1 Dotting, a form of engraving in which geographical divisions on maps are shown by interrupted lines or series of dots.
2. A jotting down (with pen or pencil).
1773F. Burney Early Diary Sept., I must give you this last week all in a lump, for I have no time for daily dottings.
3. Comb.
1874Knight Dict. Mech. I. 722/1 Dotting-pen, a pen having a roulette which makes dots or detached marks on the paper over which it is drawn. |