Speckle
noun
1.
a small speck, spot, or mark, as on skin.
2.
speckled coloring or marking.
verb (used with object), speckled, speckling.
3.
to mark with or as with speckles.
noun
1.
a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird’s plumage, or eggs
verb
2.
(transitive) to mark with or as if with speckles
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