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Webster 1913 Edition

Speckle

Spec′kle

,
Noun.
[Dim. of
speck
; cf. D.
spikkel
.]
A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
An huge great serpent, all with
speckles
pied.
Spebser.

Spec′kle

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Speckled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Speckling
.]
To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.

Webster 1828 Edition

Speckle

SPECK'LE

,
Noun.
A little spot in any thing, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.

SPECK'LE

,
Verb.
T.
To mark with small spots of a different color; used chiefly in the participle passive, which see.

Definition 2024

speckle

speckle

English

Noun

speckle ‎(plural speckles)

  1. A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
  2. (physics) The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

speckle ‎(third-person singular simple present speckles, present participle speckling, simple past and past participle speckled)

  1. To mark with speckles.

Translations

Etymology

The noun is from Middle Dutch spekkel; the verb was later coined from the noun, in the late 16th century.

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