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Webster 1913 Edition


Freckle

Freck′le

(frĕk′k’l)
,
Noun.
[Dim., from the same root as
freak
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands.
2.
Any small spot or discoloration.

Frec′kle

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Freckled
(frĕk′k’ld)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Freckling
(frĕk′klĭng)
.]
To sprinkle or mark with freckles or small discolored spots; to spot.

Frec′kle

(frĕk′k’l)
,
Verb.
I.
To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted.

Webster 1828 Edition


Freckle

FRECK'LE

, n.
1.
A spot of a yellowish color in the skin, particularly on the face, neck and hands. Freckles may be natural or produced by the action of the sun on the skin, or from the jaundice.
2.
Any small spot or discoloration.

Definition 2024


freckle

freckle

English

Noun

freckle (plural freckles)

  1. A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
    Steve has brown hair, blue eyes and freckles on his cheeks and nose.
  2. Any small spot or discoloration.

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Verb

freckle (third-person singular simple present freckles, present participle freckling, simple past and past participle freckled)

  1. (transitive) To cover with freckles.
  2. (intransitive) To become covered with freckles.

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