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speckling

[spek-uhl] Origin

speck·le

[spek-uhl] noun, verb, -led, -ling.
noun
1.
a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
2.
speckled coloring or marking.
verb (used with object)
3.
to mark with or as with speckles.

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Speckling is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see speck, -le

speck·led·ness, noun
un·speck·led, adjective
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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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