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freckle

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) freckle (noun)
  2. 2) freckle (verb)
  3. freckle-faced (adjective)
  4. banana freckle (noun)
  5. Jonathan freckle (noun)

1freck·le

noun \ˈfre-kəl\

Definition of FRECKLE

: any of the small brownish spots in the skin due to augmented melanin production that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight
— freck·ly \ˈfre-k(ə-)lē\ adjective
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Examples of FRECKLE

  1. a pale, redheaded girl with freckles across her cheeks

Origin of FRECKLE

Middle English freken, frekel, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse freknōttr freckled
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with FRECKLE

deckle, heckle, shekel, speckle

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