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freckle

[ frek-uhl ]

noun

  1. one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.
  2. any small spot or discoloration:

    freckles of paint spattered on the floor.



verb (used with object)

freckled, freckling.
  1. to cover with freckles; produce freckles on.

verb (used without object)

freckled, freckling.
  1. to become freckled.

freckle

/ ˈ´Ú°ùÉ›°ìÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. a small brownish spot on the skin: a localized deposit of the pigment melanin, developed by exposure to sunlight Technical namelentigo
  2. any small area of discoloration; a spot
  3. slang.
    the anus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to mark or become marked with freckles or spots
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ´Ú°ù±ð³¦°ì±ô±ð»å, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ü²Ô·´Ú°ù±ð³¦°ìl±ð»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-´Ú°ù±ð³¦°ìl±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of freckle1

1350–1400; blend of obsolete frecken freckle ( Middle English frekne < Old Norse *frekna; compare ´Ú°ù±ð°ì²Ôųٳٰù speckled, Norwegian, Icelandic frekna, Swedish ´Ú°ùä°ì²Ô²¹ freckle) and speckle (noun)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of freckle1

C14: from Old Norse freknur freckles; related to Swedish ´Ú°ùä°ì²Ô±ð , Danish fregne
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She was older, with light brown eyes and freckles, and living with friends.

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“And then on top of that, we add all the little freckles and redness and veins and whatnot, just to give the final touch.â€

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And then we started fine-tuning all the details, the freckles, the eyes.

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She has a “knife†tattoo on her forearm and freckles on her face.

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“In life, being so self-conscious, red hair, big nose, freckles and goofy, nerdy-looking face and can’t talk at all. I was incredibly shy and never said a word,†Walton told The Oregonian newspaper in 2017.

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