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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small rounded figure in a pattern in many kinds of material, as in damask-linen and the grounds of some kinds of laces; a dot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Ornamental Art) Characterized by, or decorated with, small round points, spots, or rings.
- adjective Having a brownish red color; -- used esp. of light-colored red wine.
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