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speckle (verb)

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  • speckle — ► NOUN ▪ a small spot or patch of colour. ► VERB ▪ mark with speckles. DERIVATIVES speckled adjective. ORIGIN Dutch spekkel …   English terms dictionary

  • speckle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English specca Date: 15th century a little speck (as of color) II. transitive verb (speckled; speckling) Date: 15th century 1. to mark with speckles 2. to be distributed in or on like speckles …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • speckle — 1. noun a) A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage. b) The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface …   Wiktionary

  • speckle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. spot, sp[l]atter, speck. See littleness, imperfection. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To mark with many small spots: bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, speck,… …   English dictionary for students

  • speckle — noun a small spot or patch of colour. verb mark with speckles. Derivatives speckled adjective Origin ME: from MDu. spekkel …   English new terms dictionary

  • speckle — /ˈspɛkəl / (say spekuhl) noun 1. a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin. 2. speckled colouring or marking. –verb (t) (speckled, speckling) 3. to mark with, or as with, speckles. {speck1 + le} …  

  • bespeckle — verb mark with small spots speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots • Syn: ↑speckle • Derivationally related forms: ↑speckle (for: ↑speckle) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • dapple — verb we dappled the wall by gently flicking the paintbrushes Syn: dot, spot, fleck, streak, speck, speckle, mottle, marble …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • spatter — verb the curtains were spattered with champagne Syn: splash, bespatter, splatter, spray, sprinkle, shower, speck, speckle, fleck, mottle, blotch, mark, cover; informal splotch …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • sprinkle — verb 1) he sprinkled water over the towel Syn: splash, trickle, spray, shower; spatter 2) sprinkle sesame seeds over the top Syn: scatter, strew; drizzle, pepper 3) sprinkle the cake with po …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • speckled — speckle ► NOUN ▪ a small spot or patch of colour. ► VERB ▪ mark with speckles. DERIVATIVES speckled adjective. ORIGIN Dutch spekkel …   English terms dictionary

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