dottern.

Brit.

/ˈdɒtə/, U.S.

/ˈdɑdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot v.¹, -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < dot v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

a. Any of various devices or instruments used for creating dots; spec. a hand-held stylus used for writing in Braille.

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society > communication > indication > marking > [noun] > implement > type of

dotter?a1782

sea marker1933

?a1782 B. Martin Descr. & Use Case Math. Instruments ii. 3 In the Port-Crayon, Dotter, and Steel-Pen there is a Joint.

1832 Examiner 583/1 A musician may be created on any emergency with a dotter and ruled paper.

1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 84/1 Put on the eyes [in bird's-eye maple] by dabbing with the dotter.

1952 Brit. Bk. News July 349 A few weeks ago, the writer visited a Nursery School for Blind Children and found a boy of six busily engaged with a blunt awl he called his ‘dotter’.

2013 A. Stores Glam Nail Studio vi. 136 Using a dotter and black nail art polish, apply polka dots on an accent nail.

b. Originally British. A device used for training naval gunners, in which a pencil fitted to the end of the gun's barrel marks a paper target that moves in such a way as to simulate the rolling motion of a ship. Now historical and rare.

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1901 Navy & Army Illustr. 17 Aug. 530/2 Petty Officer Grounds..has always made a high score with the ‘Dotter’.

2009 L. J. Daugherty Pioneers Amphibious Warfare ii. 41 Scott likewise introduced to Sims the idea of the ‘dotter’, which enabled gunners to practice continuous-aim fire under simulated sea conditions even when the ship was tied to the dock.

2. A person who marks something with dots (in various specific uses: see quots.). dotter of i's (and crosser of t's) n. a person who pays attention to every detail, esp. when finishing off a task; (in negative sense) a pedant.

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1865 J. Doolittle Social Life Chinese I. vii. 207 The eldest son kneels down reverently before the dotter, who ‘dots’ the king character with the required stroke.

1881 Libr. Mag. 7 89 Will you promise to be unto him a fetcher of slippers, a dotter of I's and crosser of T's and a copier and condenser of manuscripts until death doth you part?

1938 R. F. Harlow Daily Newspaper & Higher Educ. 21 If the educator is given an opportunity to correct the story everybody is happy unless the educator be a confirmed dotter of i's.

1972 New Castle (Pa.) News 14 June 4/4 ‘The drama critic's dotter,’ a little man employed by theatrical producers to place three little dots... like this... within the advertisements of play reviews.

2001 N.Y. Times 23 Nov. e36/3 Surrealist company that includes mad dotters and photograph manipulators.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

dotterv.

Brit.

/ˈdɒtə/, U.S.

/ˈdɑdər/

Forms: late Middle English doter, late Middle English dotur, 1900s– dotter; Scottish pre-1700 1700s dottar, pre-1700 1800s– dotter; Irish English (northern) 1800s– dotter, 1900s dotther, 1900s– dother.

Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: totter v.

Etymology: Probably a variant of totter v. Compare dadder v. and other parallels cited at that entry, and also later dodder v.

Now chiefly Scottish.

intransitive. To walk or move unsteadily; to stagger, totter; †to fall with a staggering motion (obsolete). Also: to walk or move slowly or aimlessly; to potter. Also with about, off, †over, etc. Cf. dodder v. 3.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily

wiggle?c1225

walter1399

falterc1400

stammerc1400

dotterc1475

stavera1500

stumblea1500

reel1529

scamblec1571

halper1596

totter1602

folder1607

wamble1611

to make a Virginia fence1671

wandle1686

fribble1709

rock1718

stoit1719

stoiter1724

swagger1724

doddle1761

stotter1781

toit1786

doiter1793

stot1801

dodder1819

twaddle1823

teeter1844

shoggle1884

welter1884

warple1887

whemmel1895

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > fall down or from erect position > specifically of person or animal > fall in tottering way

dotterc1475

c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 251 He [sc. the boar] began to dotur and dote Os he hade keghet scathe.

a1500 Sir Degrevant (Cambr.) (1949) l. 1125 (MED) Þe Duk dotered to þe ground, On erþe swyfftly he swouned.

1724 A. Ramsay Vision in Ever Green I. 213 With Grief..I dottard owre on Sleip.

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 112 Willy dottart by himsel Among the hens.

1862 Belfast News-let. 13 Sept. Where were you ‘dottering’ to when you saw these men, or would you have tripped over a straw?

1963 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune 15 Apr. 6/5 A group of ‘the girls’ dottered off to help a contemporary observe her 80th birthday.

2001 J. Paisley Not for Glory 284 Everythin chrome an white. Thur's a midwife dotterin aboot.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	dotter
释义	dottern. Brit. /ˈdɒtə/, U.S. /ˈdɑdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot v.¹, -er suffix¹. Etymology: < dot v.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. a. Any of various devices or instruments used for creating dots; spec. a hand-held stylus used for writing in Braille. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > marking > [noun] > implement > type of dotter?a1782 sea marker1933 ?a1782 B. Martin Descr. & Use Case Math. Instruments ii. 3 In the Port-Crayon, Dotter, and Steel-Pen there is a Joint. 1832 Examiner 583/1 A musician may be created on any emergency with a dotter and ruled paper. 1873 E. Spon Workshop Receipts 1st Ser. 84/1 Put on the eyes [in bird's-eye maple] by dabbing with the dotter. 1952 Brit. Bk. News July 349 A few weeks ago, the writer visited a Nursery School for Blind Children and found a boy of six busily engaged with a blunt awl he called his ‘dotter’. 2013 A. Stores Glam Nail Studio vi. 136 Using a dotter and black nail art polish, apply polka dots on an accent nail. b. Originally British. A device used for training naval gunners, in which a pencil fitted to the end of the gun's barrel marks a paper target that moves in such a way as to simulate the rolling motion of a ship. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1901 Navy & Army Illustr. 17 Aug. 530/2 Petty Officer Grounds..has always made a high score with the ‘Dotter’. 2009 L. J. Daugherty Pioneers Amphibious Warfare ii. 41 Scott likewise introduced to Sims the idea of the ‘dotter’, which enabled gunners to practice continuous-aim fire under simulated sea conditions even when the ship was tied to the dock. 2. A person who marks something with dots (in various specific uses: see quots.). dotter of i's (and crosser of t's) n. a person who pays attention to every detail, esp. when finishing off a task; (in negative sense) a pedant. ΚΠ 1865 J. Doolittle Social Life Chinese I. vii. 207 The eldest son kneels down reverently before the dotter, who ‘dots’ the king character with the required stroke. 1881 Libr. Mag. 7 89 Will you promise to be unto him a fetcher of slippers, a dotter of I's and crosser of T's and a copier and condenser of manuscripts until death doth you part? 1938 R. F. Harlow Daily Newspaper & Higher Educ. 21 If the educator is given an opportunity to correct the story everybody is happy unless the educator be a confirmed dotter of i's. 1972 New Castle (Pa.) News 14 June 4/4 ‘The drama critic's dotter,’ a little man employed by theatrical producers to place three little dots... like this... within the advertisements of play reviews. 2001 N.Y. Times 23 Nov. e36/3 Surrealist company that includes mad dotters and photograph manipulators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). dotterv. Brit. /ˈdɒtə/, U.S. /ˈdɑdər/ Forms: late Middle English doter, late Middle English dotur, 1900s– dotter; Scottish pre-1700 1700s dottar, pre-1700 1800s– dotter; Irish English (northern) 1800s– dotter, 1900s dotther, 1900s– dother. Origin: Probably a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: totter v. Etymology: Probably a variant of totter v. Compare dadder v. and other parallels cited at that entry, and also later dodder v. Now chiefly Scottish. intransitive. To walk or move unsteadily; to stagger, totter; †to fall with a staggering motion (obsolete). Also: to walk or move slowly or aimlessly; to potter. Also with about, off, †over, etc. Cf. dodder v. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > unsteadily wiggle?c1225 walter1399 falterc1400 stammerc1400 dotterc1475 stavera1500 stumblea1500 reel1529 scamblec1571 halper1596 totter1602 folder1607 wamble1611 to make a Virginia fence1671 wandle1686 fribble1709 rock1718 stoit1719 stoiter1724 swagger1724 doddle1761 stotter1781 toit1786 doiter1793 stot1801 dodder1819 twaddle1823 teeter1844 shoggle1884 welter1884 warple1887 whemmel1895 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > fall [verb (intransitive)] > fall down or from erect position > specifically of person or animal > fall in tottering way dotterc1475 c1475 (?c1425) Avowing of King Arthur (1984) l. 251 He [sc. the boar] began to dotur and dote Os he hade keghet scathe. a1500 Sir Degrevant (Cambr.) (1949) l. 1125 (MED) Þe Duk dotered to þe ground, On erþe swyfftly he swouned. 1724 A. Ramsay Vision in Ever Green I. 213 With Grief..I dottard owre on Sleip. 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 112 Willy dottart by himsel Among the hens. 1862 Belfast News-let. 13 Sept. Where were you ‘dottering’ to when you saw these men, or would you have tripped over a straw? 1963 Sarasota (Florida) Herald-Tribune 15 Apr. 6/5 A group of ‘the girls’ dottered off to help a contemporary observe her 80th birthday. 2001 J. Paisley Not for Glory 284 Everythin chrome an white. Thur's a midwife dotterin aboot. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1782v.c1475
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