dotted stitch

double Needlework: The same as Dor, s . II. 3. dot-tër-ěl, dot-trěl, s. [From the Eng. dote, v., from the a umed stupidity of the bird; it being said to be so foolishly fond of imitation, that it suffers itself to be caught while intent upon mimicking the gestures of the fowler.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. Lit .: In the same sense as II. 2. Fig .: A stupid fellow, a dupe, a gull. "Our dotterel then is caught.". "He is, and just As dotterels use to be: the lady first Advanced toward him, stretched forth her wing, and he Met her with all expre ions." Old Couple, iii. II. Ornith.: Charadrius morinellus , a species of plover. It breeds in the northern latitudes of Europe and Asia, and visits more southern latitudes during the winter. "The dotterel, which we think a very dainty dish, Whose taking makes such sport, as no man more can wish. For as you creep, or cowr, or lie, or stoop, or go, So, marking you with care, the apish bird doth do, And acting every thing, doth never mark the net, Till he be in the snare which men for him have set." Drayton: Polyolbion , s. 25. dot-ting, pr. par., a. & s. [Dor, v.] A. & B. As pr . par . & particip . adj .: (See the verb.) C. As substantive: 1. Ord. Lang.: The act of marking or forming with dots or little spots. 2. Engr .: A form of engraving in which geographical divisions on maps are shown by interrupted lines or series of dots. Done by a roulette. dotting-pen, 8. A pen having a roulette which makes dots or detached marks on the paper over which it is drawn. [ROULETTE.] *dot-ti-pol, *dot-ty-pol, 8. [DODDIPOL.] A blockhead, a numskull. dot-tle (1), s. [Eng. dot =dim in. suff.-le.] 1. A little particle. 2. The refuse of a pipe of tobacco. *dot'-tle (2), 8. [DOSIL.] A stopper. dot-tle, v . i . [Afreq from dote , v.] To be in a state of dotage; to move in a hobbling manner. dot-tle, a . [DOTTLE, v.] In a state of dotage or stupor; doting.