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freckle

[ frek-uhl ]

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)

, freck·led, freck·ling.
  1. to cover with freckles; produce freckles on.

verb (used without object)

, freck·led, freck·ling.
  1. to become freckled.

freckle

/ ˈfrɛkəl /

noun

  1. a small brownish spot on the skin: a localized deposit of the pigment melanin, developed by exposure to sunlight Technical namelentigo
  2. any small area of discoloration; a spot
  3. slang.
    the anus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to mark or become marked with freckles or spots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈfreckled, adjective
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Other Words From

  • un·freckled adjective
  • well-freckled adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of freckle1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of freckle1

C14: from Old Norse freknur freckles; related to Swedish fräkne , Danish fregne
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Example Sentences

Maybe it’s a freckle that’s formed on your cheek or the shape of your face.

These life hacks range from turning an old pair of jeans into a messenger bag to making fake freckles with eyeshadow to turning a pair of wide-legged pants into a body-con dress.

From Digiday

Wonder isn’t something you’re either born with or not, like blue eyes or freckles.

From Fortune

Snapshots are used to create a nostalgic, authentic feel, opening with Galon as a freckle-faced girl out of Huck Finn.

But it was quite plain that the freckle-faced girl had nobody to care much for her, or about her.

But Jessie Norwood, her attention drawn to the freckle-faced child who stood there so composedly, motioned Burd to halt.

The freckle-faced girl began systematically to fill up the hollow with which she was accredited.

Every individual freckle on her thin, sharp face seemed to shine as though there was some radiance behind it.

The freckle-faced boy, sitting on his pony with easy confidence, answered his companion's questions absently.

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