speckle

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: spotdapplepatchfleckmaculationstipplebespeckle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a small contrasting part of something“a bald spot”“a leopard's spots”“a patch of clouds”“patches of thin ice”“a fleck of red”Synonyms: spotdapplepatchfleckmaculation

Verb (2)

  1. produce a mottled effect“The sunlight stippled the trees”Synonyms: stipple
  2. mark with small spots“speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots”Synonyms: bespeckle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Speckle \Spec"kle\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]

An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied. --Spebser. [1913 Webster]

Speckle \Spec"kle\, v. 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. [1913 Webster]
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