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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : spek-uh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk əl |
Definition of speckled
Origin :- c.1400 (implied in speckled), probably related to Old English specca "small spot, speck" (see speck) or from a related Middle Dutch or Middle High German word. Related: Speckled; speckling. The noun is first attested mid-15c.
- adj dotted
- There were two that were particularly tame, a white hen and a speckled one.
- Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
- Deacon air the speckled one an' he loves every inch of Daddy an' me.
- Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
- Then he tried for the speckled widow; she of course was too sharp for him.
- Extract from : « Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends » by Fanny Fern
- But with the delicate, speckled, evasive trout he was easily first.
- Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke
- It was a dog of tin, painted white and speckled with black spots.
- Extract from : « When Winter Comes to Main Street » by Grant Martin Overton
- He stopped his work to look at the speckled trout, who at once addressed him.
- Extract from : « The Magic Soap Bubble » by David Cory
- Its plumage is speckled black and white, like that of a Hamburg fowl.
- Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
- A speckled black-and-white woodpecker about the size of a bulbul.
- Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
- They are cream-coloured, mottled and speckled with tiny red markings.
- Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
- This is a bird as large as a dove; its plumage is speckled brown and white.
- Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
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