BESPOT

bespot

(verb) mark with, or as if with, spots

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

bespot (third-person singular simple present bespots, present participle bespotting, simple past and past participle bespotted)

(transitive) To make spots on; mark with spots; cover with or as with blots or blemishes.

Anagrams

• betops

Source: Wiktionary


Be*spot", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bespotted; p. pr. & vb. n. Bespotting.]

Definition: To mark with spots, or as with spots.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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