speckle

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  1. noun A speck or small spot, as a natural dot of color on skin, plumage, or foliage.

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  • He was saddling her favorite steed, a speckle-legged mare named Glory, when Jane came rushing outside with another satchel full of food she promised would last the length of the journey. —  Garwood, Julie - The Secret
  • When I say clean, I mean ALL dishes clean and put away, not a speckle or spot on my flatware / glassware, and a floor I can eat off if I'm so inclined. —  AllFinancialMatters
  • Technically speaking, the film looks glorious in high def, as the setting-sun opening sequence and McAdams 'glistening hair come through without so much as a speckle or scratch. —  DVD Verdict
  • If a laser is projected onto such a surface the unique reflection can be captured as a unique "speckle" pattern by a digital camera and used as an identity. —  itwales.com - top headlines
  • The theory is based on the time-domain approach to the statistics of dynamic speckle patterns on the photodetector. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

greenish ·  striped ·  glossy ·  freckled ·  dappled ·  grey ·  veined ·  shaggy ·  snow-white ·  opaque ·  tawny ·  iridescent

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speckle:   speckled ·  speckles
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English spakle.

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  1. Early modern English also speckil (= Dutch spikkel, a speckle), with diminutive -le, from speck, n. Cf. speckle, v.
  2. from Middle Dutch spickelen, speeckelen, spot, speckle: see speckle, n.
 

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/ˈspɛkl/
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