- speckled
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a) Marked with dots.
The birds eggs were speckled as camouflage.
b) Sporadically and irregularly marked.
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Speckled — Spec kled, a. Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface. [1913 Webster] {Speckled Indians} (Ethnol.), the Pintos. {Speckled trout}. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The common American brook trout. See {Trout} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speckled — index marred Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
speckled — spotted, spattered, sprinkled, mottled, flecked, stippled, marbled, spangled, bespangled (see under SPOT vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
speckled — [adj] dotted brindled, dappled, flaked, flecked, freckled, mosaic, motley, mottled, particolored, patchy, peppered, punctate, spotted, spotty, sprinkled, stippled, studded, variegated; concepts 485,618 Ant. plain, unspeckled … New thesaurus
speckled — [[t]spe̱k(ə)ld[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A speckled surface is covered with small marks, spots, or shapes. ...a large brown speckled egg... The sky was speckled with stars … English dictionary
Speckled — Speckle Spec kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Speckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speckling}.] To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
speckled — speck|led [ˈspekəld] adj covered with many small marks or spots ▪ speckled eggs … Dictionary of contemporary English
speckled — speck|led [ spekld ] adjective covered with a lot of small spots or marks: a speckled hen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
speckled — adjective covered with many small marks or spots: speckled eggs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
speckled — adjective speckled eggs Syn: flecked, speckly, specked, freckled, freckly, spotted, spotty, dotted, mottled, dappled … Thesaurus of popular words
