freckle

ˈfɹɛkəl

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#1·4h ago

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.

Origin: From , frekel, from (compare , , ), s-less variant of from (compare dialectal Norwegian sprekla, Middle High German spreckel), from . Cognate with . More at spark. Related to spry, sprack. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·4h ago

Any small spot or discoloration.

c. 1920s-1930s, Charlotte Druitt Cole, Runaway Jane:

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#3·4h ago

(Australia) A small sweet consisting of a flattish mound of chocolate covered in hundreds and thousands.

: The rabbits came out from their burrows to peep, / The wind whispered, "Hush! little Jane's gone to sleep!" / And the spiders came spinning a curtain of lace, / Lest the sun should make freckles on Jane's pretty face.

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