polka-dot

as inspatter

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verb splash, sprinkle

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Word Origin & History

1874, from polka (n.) + dot (n.). Named for the dance, for no reason except its popularity, which led to many contemporary products and fashions taking the name. Related: Polka-dotted (1873).

Example Sentences for polka-dot

Coach dogs of the spotted variety will be worn with polka-dot costumes.

They would crowd the hotels, over-flow the board walk, cover the sands, and polka-dot the ocean.

"We need Government help like we need the polka-dot fever," Rodney Maxwell said.

Afterward, the men of his regiment who followed this flag, adopted a polka-dot handkerchief as the badge of the Rough Riders.

His blue serge suit had been freshly pressed; a polka-dot scarf was neatly tied under the points of a white-wing collar.

The last rider, coming to a gingerly halt in order not to jar an arm bandaged roughly in a polka-dot bandanna, swore roundly.

One of the masked men, a lithe, sinuous fellow with a polka-dot bandanna round his neck, took command.

Uncle Wiggily was certainly as red-spotted as a polka-dot shirt waist.

polka-dot

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