About The Word Speckle
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Speckle
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What's The Definition Of Speckle?
[n] a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
[v] mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots" [v] produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees" Synonyms | Synonyms for Speckle: bespeckle | dapple | fleck | maculation | patch | spot | stipple Related Terms | Find terms related to Speckle: See Also | blob | blot | cloud | dapple | fleck | macula | macule | marking | mottle | nebula | pinpoint | plaque | speck | spot Speckle In Webster's Dictionary \Spec"kle\, n. [Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.]
A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or
color from that of the thing itself.
An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied.
--Spebser.
\Spec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Speckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speckling}.] To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface. |
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