freckles

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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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  • His mouth was wet and his eyes red and though it was too early in the season for serious freckles, the brown dots stood out on his face in sickly contrast to his pale skin. —  The Lesson of Her Death
  • She dusted some makeup across the bridge of her nose to cover up some freckles, then returned to the bedroom where the scene on the screen had shifted from the Middle East to Cincinnati's River Downs Racetrack. —  Ross, JoAnn - Stewart Sisters 03 - Out Of The Storm.html
  • She had no freckles, as if she had never gone out in the sun. —  Futurismic
  • I always ask for my freckles or some lumps to be left in - otherwise you can just look like a set of clones. ' —  Home | Mail Online
  • People for the most part see absolutely nothing wrong with freckles, as they simply look natural on a person, but age spots are a different story because many people feel that the age spots are the first thing that other people focus on when meeting. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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