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speckle
('sp/E/kl )

noun (n)

  • a small contrasting part of something(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    dapple, fleck, maculation, patch, spot
    source: wordnet30
  • A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • produce a mottled effect(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    stipple
    source: wordnet30
  • mark with small spots(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots.
    Synonym:
    bespeckle
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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