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speckled 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.





speckled
adj
    1. Said especially of certain fish and birds or birds' eggs: covered or marked with specks or speckles.
      Example: a speckled hen
      Thesaurus: mottled, dappled, specked, variegated, motley, mosaic.


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