Spotted \Spot"ted\, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. ``The spotted panther.'' --Spenser.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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 garnment; to spot paper.

2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize; to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant]

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

My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain. --Sir P. Sidney.

If ever I shall close these eyes but once, May I live spotted for my perjury. --Beau. & Fl.

To spot timber, to cut or chip it, in preparation for hewing.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)