dottingn.

Brit.

/ˈdɒtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈdɑdɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < dot v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action or process of marking an object with a dot or dots; the placing of a dot or dots on the surface of something.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > stippling

dotting1729

stippling1807

stipple1837

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > [noun] > stippling

dotting1729

stippling1807

stipple1837

1729 tr. C. Boutet Art of Painting in Miniature sig. H5 (table) Of the Dotting with Green.

?1787 Artist's Repository & Drawing Mag. 3 85 There are several methods of dotting, and every painter has that peculiar to himself.

1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xxxvii. 444 An exceedingly delicate and uniform dotting or stippling of the sky by points of light.

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 722/1 Dotting, a form of engraving in which geographical divisions on maps are shown by interrupted lines or series of dots.

1974 Calif. Stud. Classical Antiq. 6 112 The dotting of deer pelts in Wild Goat-style painting.

2018 U. Rey in J. Millner & C. Moore Feminist Perspectives Art iii. 45 The painters' wives would soon be helping with the laborious dotting of the large paintings.

b. A set or pattern of dots placed on, cut into, or naturally occurring on the surface of something.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > stippling > stipples

stipples1669

dotting1729

1729 tr. C. Boutet Art of Painting in Miniature lxxiii. 46 Tho' the Rule be to cross always, this Dotting or Hatching ought to appear a little more here.

1864 Art Jrnl. June 167/2 The scattered dottings and scratchings which the genuine Pre-Raphaelite calls nature.

1901 W. Ridgeway Early Age of Greece I. iii. 316 The varnish white body-colour has been lavishly used for inner markings and dottings.

1953 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 16 Sept. 11/7 Many have herringbone stripe effects as a background for the light dottings on the surface.

2003 Cleveland Stud. Hist. Art 8 161 The natural density of the dotting of the tortoiseshell has been used to create a dynamic pattern.

2. An act of noting something down briefly and hastily; (more usually) a brief note, a jotting. Cf. dot v.¹ 5. Usually in plural. Also with down. Now historical and rare. N.E.D. (1897) included quot. 1773 at dating n. 1 at this sense, based on an editorial misreading in the 1889 edition of Frances (Fanny) Burney's Early Diary.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [noun] > hastily

dotting1839

1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 475 (title) Desultory dottings down upon dogs.

1841 Age 6 June 179/3 The accompanying ‘dottings’ will show some of the happy features.

1877 Indianapolis Jrnl. 13 Mar. 5/3 The following general dottings on the prevailing styles in gentlemen's dress are furnished by Messrs. Egan & Treat.

1948 T. D. Clark Southern Country Editor v. 82 He could even carry on a petty spite war against those individuals whom he considered beneath notice..by keeping their names out of the local ‘dottings’.

3. The action or practice of using a dot to modify the meaning, pronunciation, or value of a letter, or the length of a musical note. Also: the action or practice of putting a dot over the letter i, j, or (formerly) y. Cf. dot v.¹ 1. dotting of the i's (and crossing of the t's) and variants: attention to accuracy and precision; the adding of fine detail, esp. when finishing off a task or undertaking; cf. to dot the i's (and cross the t's) at dot v.¹ Phrases.

ΚΠ

1853 W. J. Smith Grenville Papers III. p. cxciv In her handwriting..are to be found..the invariable attention to the dotting of the letter i, the similarity in the form of individual letters, and the general appearance of her early handwriting as compared with the feigned hand.

1882 ‘Sigma’ Ling. Notes ii. 59 The dot denoting aspiration is subscribed as less likely to interfere with dotting of the vowels.

1934 Musical Times June 499/2 Imagine this passage from Delius without the dotting of the quavers at the beginning of each bar.

1989 F. McCarthy E. Gill xi. 428 He was much more careless about questions of consistency. Even Gill was less concerned about the dotting of the is.

2012 Folk Music Jrnl. 10 192 Sharp noted 'Grandmother's Tune' above the title to indicate a different version.., with sparing use of both dotting and triplets.

4. A number of similar things scattered or dispersed at intervals, esp. across a landscape. Usually with of. Cf. dot v.¹ 3, 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > that which is scattered > that with which a surface is scattered

studding1793

dotting1854

1854 B. Silliman Visit to Europe in 1851 II. 2 The towering Apennines..with..a beautiful white dotting of villages and villas at their feet.

1905 T. F. Rixon Forest Conditions in Gila River Forest Reserve (U.S. Geol. Surv.) 78 The hillsides are mostly bare, with occasional dottings of mesquite, greasewood, and cactus.

1980 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. cn23/2 A moussaka with the barest hint of nutmeg and a generous dotting of fresh mushrooms.

2004 T. Kerasote Out There vi. 80 Our camp this evening is on a high bank..with a few scattered spruce and a dotting of ponds.

Compounds

attributive. Designating an implement or device used in creating dots on a surface, as dotting pen, dotting tool, etc.

ΚΠ

1723 E. Stone tr. N. Bion Constr. & Principal Uses Math. Instruments 2 They are dotted, which is done with a Dotting-Wheel.

?a1782 B. Martin Descr. & Use Case Math. Instruments 2 The Dotting Point, or Dotting Pen with a small Rowel, or indented Wheel at the end.

1809 W. Nicholson Brit. Encycl. IV. at Mathematical Instruments The dotting-leg is for making dots in circular figures.

1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 722/1 Dotting-pen, a pen having a roulette which makes dots or detached marks on the paper over which it is drawn.

1922 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 17 June 15/5 (advt.) New set of Richter's drawing instruments in mahogany case. Dotting attachments, beam compass, etc.

2017 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 8 May Using dotting tools, create dots along the eyelid in a floral arrangement.

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

单词	dotting
释义	dottingn. Brit. /ˈdɒtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈdɑdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dot v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < dot v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action or process of marking an object with a dot or dots; the placing of a dot or dots on the surface of something. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > stippling dotting1729 stippling1807 stipple1837 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > engraving > intaglio printing > [noun] > stippling dotting1729 stippling1807 stipple1837 1729 tr. C. Boutet Art of Painting in Miniature sig. H5 (table) Of the Dotting with Green. ?1787 Artist's Repository & Drawing Mag. 3 85 There are several methods of dotting, and every painter has that peculiar to himself. 1834 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (1849) xxxvii. 444 An exceedingly delicate and uniform dotting or stippling of the sky by points of light. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 722/1 Dotting, a form of engraving in which geographical divisions on maps are shown by interrupted lines or series of dots. 1974 Calif. Stud. Classical Antiq. 6 112 The dotting of deer pelts in Wild Goat-style painting. 2018 U. Rey in J. Millner & C. Moore Feminist Perspectives Art iii. 45 The painters' wives would soon be helping with the laborious dotting of the large paintings. b. A set or pattern of dots placed on, cut into, or naturally occurring on the surface of something. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to medium or technique > [noun] > stippling > stipples stipples1669 dotting1729 1729 tr. C. Boutet Art of Painting in Miniature lxxiii. 46 Tho' the Rule be to cross always, this Dotting or Hatching ought to appear a little more here. 1864 Art Jrnl. June 167/2 The scattered dottings and scratchings which the genuine Pre-Raphaelite calls nature. 1901 W. Ridgeway Early Age of Greece I. iii. 316 The varnish white body-colour has been lavishly used for inner markings and dottings. 1953 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 16 Sept. 11/7 Many have herringbone stripe effects as a background for the light dottings on the surface. 2003 Cleveland Stud. Hist. Art 8 161 The natural density of the dotting of the tortoiseshell has been used to create a dynamic pattern. 2. An act of noting something down briefly and hastily; (more usually) a brief note, a jotting. Cf. dot v.¹ 5. Usually in plural. Also with down. Now historical and rare. N.E.D. (1897) included quot. 1773 at dating n. 1 at this sense, based on an editorial misreading in the 1889 edition of Frances (Fanny) Burney's Early Diary. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > manner of writing > [noun] > hastily dotting1839 1839 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 475 (title) Desultory dottings down upon dogs. 1841 Age 6 June 179/3 The accompanying ‘dottings’ will show some of the happy features. 1877 Indianapolis Jrnl. 13 Mar. 5/3 The following general dottings on the prevailing styles in gentlemen's dress are furnished by Messrs. Egan & Treat. 1948 T. D. Clark Southern Country Editor v. 82 He could even carry on a petty spite war against those individuals whom he considered beneath notice..by keeping their names out of the local ‘dottings’. 3. The action or practice of using a dot to modify the meaning, pronunciation, or value of a letter, or the length of a musical note. Also: the action or practice of putting a dot over the letter i, j, or (formerly) y. Cf. dot v.¹ 1. dotting of the i's (and crossing of the t's) and variants: attention to accuracy and precision; the adding of fine detail, esp. when finishing off a task or undertaking; cf. to dot the i's (and cross the t's) at dot v.¹ Phrases. ΚΠ 1853 W. J. Smith Grenville Papers III. p. cxciv In her handwriting..are to be found..the invariable attention to the dotting of the letter i, the similarity in the form of individual letters, and the general appearance of her early handwriting as compared with the feigned hand. 1882 ‘Sigma’ Ling. Notes ii. 59 The dot denoting aspiration is subscribed as less likely to interfere with dotting of the vowels. 1934 Musical Times June 499/2 Imagine this passage from Delius without the dotting of the quavers at the beginning of each bar. 1989 F. McCarthy E. Gill xi. 428 He was much more careless about questions of consistency. Even Gill was less concerned about the dotting of the is. 2012 Folk Music Jrnl. 10 192 Sharp noted 'Grandmother's Tune' above the title to indicate a different version.., with sparing use of both dotting and triplets. 4. A number of similar things scattered or dispersed at intervals, esp. across a landscape. Usually with of. Cf. dot v.¹ 3, 4. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > [noun] > that which is scattered > that with which a surface is scattered studding1793 dotting1854 1854 B. Silliman Visit to Europe in 1851 II. 2 The towering Apennines..with..a beautiful white dotting of villages and villas at their feet. 1905 T. F. Rixon Forest Conditions in Gila River Forest Reserve (U.S. Geol. Surv.) 78 The hillsides are mostly bare, with occasional dottings of mesquite, greasewood, and cactus. 1980 N.Y. Times 16 Nov. cn23/2 A moussaka with the barest hint of nutmeg and a generous dotting of fresh mushrooms. 2004 T. Kerasote Out There vi. 80 Our camp this evening is on a high bank..with a few scattered spruce and a dotting of ponds. Compounds attributive. Designating an implement or device used in creating dots on a surface, as dotting pen, dotting tool, etc. ΚΠ 1723 E. Stone tr. N. Bion Constr. & Principal Uses Math. Instruments 2 They are dotted, which is done with a Dotting-Wheel. ?a1782 B. Martin Descr. & Use Case Math. Instruments 2 The Dotting Point, or Dotting Pen with a small Rowel, or indented Wheel at the end. 1809 W. Nicholson Brit. Encycl. IV. at Mathematical Instruments The dotting-leg is for making dots in circular figures. 1874 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. I. 722/1 Dotting-pen, a pen having a roulette which makes dots or detached marks on the paper over which it is drawn. 1922 Altoona (Pa.) Mirror 17 June 15/5 (advt.) New set of Richter's drawing instruments in mahogany case. Dotting attachments, beam compass, etc. 2017 Hindustan Times (Nexis) 8 May Using dotting tools, create dots along the eyelid in a floral arrangement. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1723
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