eyespottedadj.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪˌspɒtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌspɑdəd/

Forms: see eye n.¹ and spotted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, spotted adj.

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + spotted adj., in later use after eyespot n.

Originally: (of a peacock's tail feathers) spotted with eyes; see eye n.¹ 10a(a). Later usually: (of an animal, flower, etc.) having eyespots (eyespot n. 1a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > having eye-shaped spots

eyespotted1590

eyed1591

starry-eyed?1594

ocellated1713

bird's-eyed1737

ocellate1825

1590 E. Spenser Muiopotmos 95 Iunoes Bird in her ey-spotted traine.

1836 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. II. 553/1 Eye-spotted Frog (R[ana]ocellata).

1883 Times 11 June 4/5 A splendid peacock with a luxuriant train of eye-spotted feathers.

1931 Farmers' Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 1666. 69 The caterpillars of the eye-spotted bud moth..attack the opening buds of the apple in the spring.

1997 C. Frazier Cold Mountain (2000) 55 A luna moth flashed open its great eye-spotted wings directly in front of Inman's nose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eyespotted
释义	eyespottedadj. Brit. /ˈʌɪˌspɒtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌspɑdəd/ Forms: see eye n.¹ and spotted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, spotted adj. Etymology: < eye n.¹ + spotted adj., in later use after eyespot n. Originally: (of a peacock's tail feathers) spotted with eyes; see eye n.¹ 10a(a). Later usually: (of an animal, flower, etc.) having eyespots (eyespot n. 1a). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > having eye-shaped spots eyespotted1590 eyed1591 starry-eyed?1594 ocellated1713 bird's-eyed1737 ocellate1825 1590 E. Spenser Muiopotmos 95 Iunoes Bird in her ey-spotted traine. 1836 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Nat. Hist. II. 553/1 Eye-spotted Frog (R[ana]ocellata). 1883 Times 11 June 4/5 A splendid peacock with a luxuriant train of eye-spotted feathers. 1931 Farmers' Bull. (U.S. Dept. Agric.) No. 1666. 69 The caterpillars of the eye-spotted bud moth..attack the opening buds of the apple in the spring. 1997 C. Frazier Cold Mountain (2000) 55 A luna moth flashed open its great eye-spotted wings directly in front of Inman's nose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1590
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