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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Speckle

/spĕk'-əl/ · Spec·kle · IPA /ˈspɛkəl/
01 n. A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
  1. 1.
    A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
    “An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied.” — Spebser.
02 v. t. To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the g…
imp. & p. p. Speckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Speckling
  1. 1.
    To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.