Definition of speckle
: a little speck (as of color)
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Examples of speckle in a Sentence
a ripe banana with lots of brown speckles
the cat has a speckle of orange right at her whiskers
Recent Examples of speckle from the Web
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Whilst a speckle of dignity was restored by Adolfo Valencia in the 90th minute, the dye had been cast.
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The others came out mostly white with a smattering of pale speckles.
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This recipe calls for white chia seeds, which is really so the pudding looks uniform without any big black speckles.
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Her floor is white linoleum with black and dark blue speckles, over which she's laid a dark blue area rug.
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This 24-karat yellow gold highlighter's cream-to-powder formula is incredibly pigmented and features tiny speckles of glitter that look like little bursts of sunshine on your skin.
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Kids at school made comments as more and more white speckles appeared on his skin.
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Bake 5 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350° and continue to bake until pão are very light brown, with some darker brown speckles all over (that’s the cheese), and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom, 20−25 minutes.
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Bake 5 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350° and continue to bake until pão are very light brown, with some darker brown speckles all over (that’s the cheese), and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom, 20−25 minutes.
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Origin and Etymology of speckle
Middle English; akin to Old English specca
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearExamples of speckle in a Sentence
speckled the cookies with colored sugar
Recent Examples of speckle from the Web
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The paucity of craters speckling Sputnik Planitia shows that the ice plain’s surface has been shaped by geological activity recently.
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That means that Democratic voters will likely speckle their ballots for an array of candidates instead of just one.
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If trees haven’t already been treated several times with a fungicide to prevent the disease, tree owners may begin noticing leaves speckling and falling, said Shawn Kingzette, district manager at the Davey Tree Expert Co. in East Dundee.
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The questionnaire was speckled with typos, and seemed carelessly put together.
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Upon buying the property, William restored a sense of magnificence to the estate, adding prim gardens and mazes, speckling the estate with sculptures and fountains.
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Her skin is painted black, her teeth speckled with charcoal.
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Waffle House restaurants are open 24 hours and speckled throughout the South, especially along the interstates.
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The skyline is speckled with cranes and new high-rises are constantly sprouting up.
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First Known Use of speckle
15th century
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Definition of speckle for Students
: a small mark (as of color)
Definition of speckle for Students
speckled;
speckling
: to mark or be marked with small spots
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