n. A small spot or speck on the skin, plumage or foliage.
n. The random distribution of light when it is scattered by a rough surface.
v. To mark with speckles.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
v. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A little speck or spot; a speckled marking; the state of being speckled: as, yellow with patches of speckle.
n. Color; hence, kind; sort.
To mark with specks or spots; fleck; speck; spot.
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v. mark with small spots
v. produce a mottled effect
n. a small contrasting part of something
Word Usage
"The ocean shore teemed with fish, crustaceans, and sea mammals, but one particular fish, called a speckle fish, was everyone's favorite."