Emily Dickinson Lexicon

spotted, verbal adj. [see spot, n. and spot, v.] (webplay: color, face, flowers, grass, head, leopard, sun, taint, thoughts).

1. Dappled; mottled; [fig.] blossoming; flower-decked; [metaphor] having bands of sunshine and shade.
2. Shadowed; temporarily darkened by an eclipse.
3. Stained; tarnished; defiled; sullied; soiled; tainted; imperfect; blemished; corrupted by sin.
4. Colorful; dotted; freckled; speckled; flecked; peppered; mosaic; multi-colored.