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Definition of speckle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

speckle

noun

/ˈspekl/

/ˈspekl/

[usually plural]

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a small coloured mark or spot on a background of a different colour
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Middle Dutch spekkel.

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