red-spottedadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛdˈspɒtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈˌrɛdˈspɑdəd/

Forms: see red adj. and n. and spotted adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., spotted adj.

Etymology: < red adj. + spotted adj., after red spot n.

Marked with red spots. Now usually attributive, esp. in common names of animals.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted > marked with red spots

red-spotted1569

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > spotted > having specific coloured spots

black-spotted1545

white-spotted1566

red-spotted1569

blue-spotted1640

1569 in F. G. Emmison Essex Wills (1983) (modernized text) II. 232 To my daughter Mary Worrall 1 dornick coverlet,..my piped silver hooks, and my white red-spotted cow.

1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde f. 14 The face redde spotted, so that the greater rednesse appeareth in the forehead..doth declare a shamefast person.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. xxii. 837 Those [hounds] which are altogether white are the best, and likewise those which are red spotted.

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole ii. iv. 35 The red spotted Martagon of Constantinople.

1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick ix. xxx. 253 Of Stellio is made an ill Medicament: for when he is dead in Wine, all the Faces of those that drink of it, will be red-spotted.

1713 J. Petiver Aquatilium Animalium Amboinæ 1/1 Cancer ruber... Red spotted Crab.

1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 736 Red spotted Creeper, Certhia cruentata (Linn.)... Its native place is Bengal.

1809 J. Kidd Outl. Mineral. I. 227 It was so contrived that the red spotted part represented the cheeks, the rest being entirely white.

1883 Cent. Mag. Dec. 163/2 That beautiful inhabitant of fresh water, the red-spotted trout.

1902 E. Nesbit Five Children & It viii. 199 Anthea had borrowed from Martha the red-spotted handkerchief in which the keeper had brought her mushrooms that morning.

1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. xiv. 132 Fern-leaved Clematis..produces its creamy yellow, red-spotted flowers from November to February.

1994 Sci. Amer. Mar. 65/3 The red-spotted toad, Bufo punctatus, uses the canyon waters of the Colorado Desert for spawning.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red-spotted
释义	red-spottedadj. Brit. /ˌrɛdˈspɒtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌrɛdˈspɑdəd/ Forms: see red adj. and n. and spotted adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., spotted adj. Etymology: < red adj. + spotted adj., after red spot n. Marked with red spots. Now usually attributive, esp. in common names of animals. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted > marked with red spots red-spotted1569 the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > spotted > having specific coloured spots black-spotted1545 white-spotted1566 red-spotted1569 blue-spotted1640 1569 in F. G. Emmison Essex Wills (1983) (modernized text) II. 232 To my daughter Mary Worrall 1 dornick coverlet,..my piped silver hooks, and my white red-spotted cow. 1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde f. 14 The face redde spotted, so that the greater rednesse appeareth in the forehead..doth declare a shamefast person. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique vii. xxii. 837 Those [hounds] which are altogether white are the best, and likewise those which are red spotted. 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole ii. iv. 35 The red spotted Martagon of Constantinople. 1658 tr. G. della Porta Nat. Magick ix. xxx. 253 Of Stellio is made an ill Medicament: for when he is dead in Wine, all the Faces of those that drink of it, will be red-spotted. 1713 J. Petiver Aquatilium Animalium Amboinæ 1/1 Cancer ruber... Red spotted Crab. 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 736 Red spotted Creeper, Certhia cruentata (Linn.)... Its native place is Bengal. 1809 J. Kidd Outl. Mineral. I. 227 It was so contrived that the red spotted part represented the cheeks, the rest being entirely white. 1883 Cent. Mag. Dec. 163/2 That beautiful inhabitant of fresh water, the red-spotted trout. 1902 E. Nesbit Five Children & It viii. 199 Anthea had borrowed from Martha the red-spotted handkerchief in which the keeper had brought her mushrooms that morning. 1974 S. Clapham Greenhouse Bk. xiv. 132 Fern-leaved Clematis..produces its creamy yellow, red-spotted flowers from November to February. 1994 Sci. Amer. Mar. 65/3 The red-spotted toad, Bufo punctatus, uses the canyon waters of the Colorado Desert for spawning. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1569
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