‖n.; pl. Condottieri [ It., captain. ] A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers, to any party in any contest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For Dotard? ] An old, decayed tree. [ R. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Marked with, or made of, dots or small spots; diversified with small, detached objects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dotted note (Mus.), a note followed by a dot to indicate an increase of length equal to one half of its simple value; thus, a dotted semibreve is equal to three minims, and a dotted quarter to three eighth notes. --
Dotted rest, a rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner as a dotted note. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Notes and rests are sometimes followed by two dots, to indicate an increase of length equal to three quarters of their simple value, and they are then said to be double-dotted. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Dottard. ] Decayed. “Some old dotterel trees.” [ Obs. ] Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Dote, v. i. ] 1. (Zool.) A European bird of the Plover family (Eudromias morinellus, syn. Charadrius morinellus). It is tame and easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the movements of the fowler. [ 1913 Webster ]

In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird playeth the ape in gestures. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is Charadrius hiaticula. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

See under Pun. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Dotterel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From 2d Dot. ] 1. Composed of, or characterized by, dots. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. [ Perh. a different word; cf. Totty. ] Unsteady in gait; hence, feeble; half-witted. [ Eng. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See Redoubt. ] 1. A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves. Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. To hold ridottos. [ R. ] J. G. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The turnstone. [ 1913 Webster ]