[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

patterned \patterned\ adj.
   having describable patterns, especially patterns of colors.
   narrower terms: banded, blotched, blotchy, splotched,
   brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby, burled, checked,
   checkered, dappled, mottled, dotted, flecked, specked,
   speckled, stippled, figured, floral, flowered, laced,
   marbled, marbleized, moire, watered, pinstriped,
   pinstripeprenominal, slashed, streaked, spotted,
   sprigged, streaked, streaky, striped, stripy,
   tessellated, veined, venose plain, solid
   wordnet 1.5 +pjc
see also:
banded blotched, blotchy, splotched brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby burled checked, checkered dappled, mottled 
dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled figured floral, flowered laced marbled, marbleized 
moire, watered pinstriped, pinstripeprenominal slashed, streaked spotted sprigged 
streaked, streaky striped, stripy tessellated veined, venose plain, solid 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spot \spot\, v. t. imp.  p. p. spotted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   spotting.
   1. to make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to
      discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots
      or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper.
      1913 webster

   2. to mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize;
      to detect; as, to spot a criminal. cant
      1913 webster

   3. to stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish,
      as reputation; to asperse.
      1913 webster

            my virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.
                                                  --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
      1913 webster

            if ever i shall close these eyes but once,
            may i live spotted for my perjury.    --beau.  fl.
      1913 webster

   to spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for
      hewing.
      1913 webster
see also:
spotted spotting to spot timber 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spotted \spot"ted\, a.
   marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. "the
   spotted panther." --spenser.
   1913 webster

   spotted fever med., a name applied to various eruptive
      fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal
      meningitis.

   spotted tree bot., an australian tree flindersia
      maculosa; -- so called because its bark falls off in
      spots.
      1913 webster
see also:
spotted fever spotted tree flindersia maculosa 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

spot
     n 1: a point located with respect to surface features of some
          region; "this is a nice place for a picnic" syn: topographic
          point, place
     2: a short section or illustration as between radio or tv
        programs or in a magazine that is often used for
        advertising
     3: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" syn:
         smudge, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur
     4: a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a
        leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin
        ice"; "a fleck of red" syn: speckle, dapple, patch,
         fleck, maculation
     5: a section of an entertainment that is assigned to a specific
        performer or performance; "they changed his spot on the
        program"
     6: an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the
        high points of the movie" syn: point
     7: a business establishment for entertainment; "night spot"
     8: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
        treasury" syn: position, post, berth, office, billet,
         place, situation
     9: a slight attack of illness; "he has a touch of rheumatism"
        syn: touch
     10: a small quantity; "a spot of tea"; "a bit of paper" syn: bit
     11: a mark on a playing card shape depending on the suit syn:
          pip
     12: a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a
         restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage
         performer syn: spotlight
     13: a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to
         indicate its value; "an eight spot"
     14: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
         made a huge blot on his copybook" syn: blot, smear,
         smirch, stain
     v 1: catch sight of syn: descry, espy, spy
     2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" syn: blemish
     3: make a spot or mark onto; "the wine spotted the tablecloth"
        syn: fleck, blob, blot
     4: become spotted; "this dress spots quickly"
     5: mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition;
        "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
     also: spotting, spotted
see also:
topographic point place smudge blot daub smear 
smirch slur speckle dapple patch 
fleck maculation point position post 
berth office billet situation touch 
bit pip spotlight stain descry 
espy spy blemish blob spotting 
spotted 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

spotted
     adj 1: having spots or patches small areas of contrasting color or
            texture; "a field patched with ice and snow"; "a
            black-and-white spotted cow" syn: patched
     2: especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged
        reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished
        reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" syn: besmirched,
         damaged, flyblown, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished
see also:
patched besmirched damaged flyblown stained sullied 
tainted tarnished 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

spotted
     see spot
see also:
spot 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

75 moby thesaurus words for "spotted":
   assigned, bedraggled, befouled, besmirched, bespangled, bespeckled,
   blotched, blotchy, defiled, deployed, dirtied, dotted, dotty,
   drabbled, draggled, dusted, embosomed, emplaced, ensconced,
   established, fixed, flea-bitten, flecked, fleckered, fouled,
   frecked, freckle-faced, freckled, freckly, installed, located,
   macular, maculate, maculated, patchy, peppered, placed, planted,
   pocked, pockmarked, pocky, pointille, pointillistic, polka-dot,
   positioned, posted, powdered, punctated, seated, set, settled,
   situate, situated, smirched, smudged, soiled, spangled, spattered,
   specked, speckled, speckledy, speckly, splashed, splattered,
   splotched, splotchy, spotty, sprinkled, stained, stationed,
   stippled, studded, sullied, tainted, tarnished

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