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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
The Frecks duo pack includes Freck XL for dotting on larger freckles and Freck Noir designed specifically for mid to dark skin tones.
—Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2023
In each photo, Ross makes a different happy or silly face—embracing her body, natural freckles, messy hair, and raw beauty.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Apr. 2023
From bangs to blowouts, French manis to freckles, this week’s best beauty Instagrams were all about committing to the bit.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2023
Some, like Workman, are marked by sprays of odd-looking freckles.
—Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
The Frecks $50 at freckbeauty.com Remi Brixton launched her Freck Beauty line in 2017 with the intention of reclaiming and celebrating freckles.
—Jacorey Moon, Good Housekeeping, 20 Mar. 2023
Coconut Kitty had a button nose, a dusting of freckles, and looked significantly younger than Deets.
—Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2023
Your lip liner is the perfect freckle pencil.
—Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2020
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2023
Plus, colorful hot air balloons that freckle the skies during a late-summer festival, an alpine coaster that glides through a mile of mountain terrain, and a calendar packed with fun events in the square that anchors Snowmass Village all make summer an ideal time to visit.
—Brittany Anas, Forbes, 28 May 2021
Come autumn, copper and crimson leaves freckle this quiet woodland, creating a destination so captivating that Tudor kings once frequented these parts for tranquil holidays and pristine hunting.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2021
In the short term, a wave of low pressure spreads rain back into the area today, and more pop-up showers and T-storms will freckle the Doppler radar screen late Friday and Saturday.
—Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 8 Sep. 2020
Yard signs proclaiming residents proudly vote by mail freckle the nation.
—Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
The custard will get lightly freckled and the streusel will toast.
—Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2019
These days Normandy is still freckled with the cemeteries of war and the graves of soldiers of many nations, a reminder of a common purpose against Hitler’s onslaught.
—Alan Cowell, New York Times, 6 June 2019
Beneath the cover of blistered, chive-freckled Emmental cheese, your spoon finds a soup made robust with mushroom and beef broths.
—Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020
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Word History
Noun
Middle English freken, frekel, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse freknōttr freckled
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1613, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Freckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freckle. Accessed 31 May. 2023.
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