freckle

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  1. noun A small brownish spot on the skin, often turning darker or increasing in number upon exposure to the sun.
  2. transitive and intransitive verb To dot or become dotted with freckles or spots of color.

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  • He had heard it said that her complexion was of a sort that would never freckle, and he was amused at his having remembered a remark so trivial. —  Old Ebenezer
  • But it's a noise all right The freckle-faced boy, sitting on his pony with easy confidence, answered his companion's questions absently. —  The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains
  • A sudden panic had seized them, for well did they know the meaning of the shooting and the shouting A band of wild, uncontrollable cowboys, free for the time from the exacting work of the range, were sweeping down on the town, determined to do their part in the observance of the day Yet, Tad Butler, the freckle-faced boy, remained where he was undisturbed by the uproar, finding great interest in the excited throngs that were hurrying to cover. —  The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains
  • Nor did he appear to be alarmed when, a moment later, he found himself almost the sole occupant of the street at that point, with his pony backed up against the curbing, tossing its head and champing its bit restlessly As for the freckle-faced boy and his companion, the reader no doubt has recognized in them our old friends, Tad Butler and Ned Rector, the Pony Rider Boys. —  The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains
  • But the face of Tad Butler reflected only mild curiosity as he gazed inquiringly at the dashing horsemen, each one of whom was riding standing in his stirrups waving sombrero and gun on high What interested the freckle-faced boy most was their masterful horsemanship Y-e-e-e-o-w!" —  The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains
 

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cheekbone ·  mustache ·  ringlet ·  eyelash ·  pimple ·  dimple ·  crease ·  complexion ·  droplet ·  speck ·  blotch ·  wart

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freckle:   freckles
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. From Middle English frakles, freckles, alteration of fraknes, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Icelandic freknōttr, freckly.

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  1. Early modern English freckel, frekell, freccle, a later form (with equivalent -el for -en) of frecken: see frecken.
  2. from freckle, n.
 

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