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A Writer's Dictionary:

speckle Definition


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speckle
noun
    1. A little spot, especially one of several on a different-coloured background, eg on feathers, a bird's egg, etc.
verb
    speckled, speckling
    1. To mark with speckles.
Etymology: 15c: from Dutch speckel and related to speck.



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