speckled
Use Speckled in a sentence
əl verb (used with object)
3.
to mark with or as with speckles.
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speckle (ˈspɛkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird's plumage, or eggs |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to mark with or as if with speckles |
| [C15: from Middle Dutch spekkel; see | |
| 'speckled | |
| —adj | |
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| speckle (ˈspɛkəl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird's plumage, or eggs |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to mark with or as if with speckles |
| [C15: from Middle Dutch spekkel; see | |
| 'speckled | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
speckle
c.1400 (implied in speckled), probably related to O.E. specca "small spot, speck" (see speck) or from a related M.Du. or M.H.G. word. The noun is first attested c.1440.
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Example sentences
The middle layer of speckled green represents several layers of photoreceptors, which developed in response to the transplant.
Beyond lies a field of fine ash speckled with glints of amber and green-the sharp broken bits of circuit boards.
She could climb a tree to rob the nests of the feathered songsters of their speckled spoils.
The dumplings are tender and slightly tart from the buttermilk and speckled with bits of sliced almonds.
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