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freckle

American  
[frek-uhl] / ˈfrɛk əl /

noun

  1. one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.

  2. any small spot or discoloration.

    freckles of paint spattered on the floor.

verb (used with object)

freckled, freckling

  1. to cover with freckles; produce freckles on.

verb (used without object)

freckled, freckling

  1. to become freckled.

freckle British  
/ ˈfrɛkəl /

noun

  1. Technical name: lentigo.  a small brownish spot on the skin: a localized deposit of the pigment melanin, developed by exposure to sunlight

  2. any small area of discoloration; a spot

  3. slang the anus

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verb

  1. to mark or become marked with freckles or spots

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Other Word Forms

  • freckled adjective
  • unfreckled adjective
  • well-freckled adjective

Etymology

Origin of freckle

1350–1400; blend of obsolete frecken freckle ( Middle English frekne < Old Norse *frekna; compare freknōttr speckled, Norwegian, Icelandic frekna, Swedish fräkna freckle) and speckle (noun)

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