dot

v. i. To make dots or specks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See Dower, and cf. Dote dowry. ] (Law) A marriage portion; dowry. [ Louisiana ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. AS. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain origin. ] 1. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed instrument; a speck, or small mark. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The United States Department of Transportation. [ acronym ] The Department of Transportation promulgates standards for the strength of shipping containers, and this abgreviation is often seen on cardboard boxes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Dote, v. i. ] 1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man, now in his dotage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and the dotage of Greek literature. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Foolish utterance; drivel. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dotage of the nation on presbytery. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dotalis, fr. dos, dotis, dowry: cf. F. dotal. See Dot dowry. ] Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion; constituting dower, or comprised in it. Garth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dotard. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Dote, v. i. ] One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sickly dotard wants a wife. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]