Synonyms for speckle
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : spek-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk əl |
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Définition of speckle
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.
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- No one else could detect a spot or speckle on her at a casual glance.
- Extract from : « On the Track » by Henry Lawson
- To be sure, Mrs. Speckle did not keep a looking-glass, and I suppose poor Brownie had no idea how very absurd he looked.
- Extract from : « The Nursery, No. 165. September, 1880, Vol. 28 » by Various
- Mrs. Speckle (that was his mother) was just as proud of him as she could be; but foolish Brownie thought her too strict.
- Extract from : « The Nursery, No. 165. September, 1880, Vol. 28 » by Various
- One day Speckle, the big hen, made a great fuss because her brood of ducklings went into the water.
- Extract from : « Dear Santa Claus » by Various
- Out of the yard bounded Rover barking heartily and, from her stall, Speckle mooed a welcome.
- Extract from : « Little Tom » by V. Tille
- One morning, before going to the field, the Godmother placed Tom on the floor as usual, and then went out to get Speckle.
- Extract from : « Little Tom » by V. Tille
- When Speckle turned her head, Tom sat quietly, then got up and started for a walk along her neck and head.
- Extract from : « Little Tom » by V. Tille
- The hills around, which stand up darkly against a speckle of stars, are all discussed for you.
- Extract from : « Plum Pudding » by Christopher Morley
- Hoyle had the peas in a tin pail, and mother rode Aunt Sally's Speckle and carried the biscuit in a pan on front.
- Extract from : « The Mountain Girl » by Payne Erskine
- She had been cherishing a secret hope that she might get a few eggs from Miss Pettus to complete a setting for Speckle.
- Extract from : « Oldfield » by Nancy Huston Banks
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