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SPECKLED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a pattern of dots
Synonyms:
dotted; flecked; specked; speckled; stippled
Classified under:
Similar:
patterned (having patterns (especially colorful patterns))
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb speckle
Context examples:
The blue speckled is with or without black, blue or tan markings on the head with tan points.
(Australian Cattle Dog, NCI Thesaurus)
Ah, and what did you gather from this allusion to a band—a speckled band?
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The speckled band!’ There was something else which she would fain have said, and she stabbed with her finger into the air in the direction of the Doctor’s room, but a fresh convulsion seized her and choked her words.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
