• SPOT

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• s. A stain, mark, macula (which marks a thing otherwise of a single color; also for labes): labes (which renders unclean; in prose mostly figuratively = stain, blot, blemish): nota (a mark used for distinction): naevus (natural spot on the skin): aerugo (a spot of rust): atramenti litura (a blot [so Georges; but Freund gives no instance of litura in this sense, its meaning being that of smearing over; e.g., in erasure from a waxen tablet: thus linere atramento is to cover with a wash of black paint: better, nota or labes atramenti, after tractata notam labemque remittunt Atramenta, Hor.]): rubor (a red spot): livor, sugillatio (a blue spot on the body; the former natural, the latter in consequence of a blow): glaucoma, -atis, neuter (a blue or grey spot on the eye): sarcion (a vein in a precious stone): vitium (figuratively, a fault, stain). To make a spot in anything, maculam facere in aliqua re: to take away or remove a spot, maculam tollere, delere, auferre; from anything, e or de re (general term); maculam (atramenti labem) abluere; from anything, e re; with anything, aliqua re (to wash out); maculam extrahere (to draw out): to remove a spot from the body, maculae corporis mederi: from the face, maculam e facie tollere: to be without a spot, omni vitio carere. [Vid: also, BLEMISH, STAIN]
• Place, locus. In the right spot, suo loco: not to move or stir from the spot, nusquam se vestigio movere: not to remain in one spot, nusquam insistere: to be always looking to one spot, eadem contueri: not to stir or advance from the spot, nihil promovere.

2. v. maculare: commaculare: maculis aspergere (especially to make spots on anything white): inquinare (to disfigure by spots): contaminare (to pollute, figuratively): oblinere (to besmear): labem or labeculam aspergere alicui rei (to affix a stain of infamy to). Vid: To STAIN, POLLUTE.