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freckled

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freck·le  (frkl)
n.
A small brownish spot on the skin, often turning darker or increasing in number upon exposure to the sun.
tr. & intr.v. freck·led, freck·ling, freck·les
To dot or become dotted with freckles or spots of color.
[From Middle English frakles, freckles, alteration of fraknes, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Icelandic freknttr, freckly.]
freckly adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.freckled - relating to or covered with or resembling freckles
lentiginose, lentiginous
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
Translations
freckled [ˈfrekld] ADJ freckly [ˈfreklɪ] ADJ → pecoso, lleno de pecas
freckled [ˈfrɛkəld] adj [face, arms] → plein(e) de taches de rousseur
freckled, freckly
adj → sommersprossig
freckled [ˈfrɛkld] adj → lentigginoso/a
freckled [ˈfrɛkld] adj → lentigginoso/a


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I was called from these reflections by the sight of a freckled woman with yellow hair and a yellow gown, standing in the porch of the inn, under a dull red lamp swinging there, that looked much like an injured eye, and carrying on a brisk scolding with a man in a purple woollen shirt.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Just then my antagonist turned his face around in my direction, the freckled light from the watchman's tin lantern fell on it, and, by George, he was the wrong man!
A Connecticut Yankee by Twain, Mark View in context
Bitzer, after rapidly blinking at Thomas Gradgrind with both eyes at once, and so catching the light upon his quivering ends of lashes that they looked like the antennae of busy insects, put his knuckles to his freckled forehead, and sat down again.
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