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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024freck•le /ˈfrɛkəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -ling. n. [countable] - Anatomya small brownish spot on the skin that may darken on exposure to sunlight.
v. - to (cause to) be covered with freckles: [no object]She freckles easily.[~ + object]The sun freckled his skin.
freck•ly, adj., -li•er, -li•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024freck•le (frek′əl),USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -ling. n. - Anatomyone of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight;
lentigo. - any small spot or discoloration:freckles of paint spattered on the floor.
v.t. - to cover with freckles;
produce freckles on.
v.i. - to become freckled.
- Old Norse *frekna; compare freknōttr speckled, Norwegian, Icelandic frekna, Swedish fräkna freckle) and speckle (noun, nominal)
- blend of, blended obsolete frecken freckle (Middle English frekne 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: freckle /ˈfrɛkəl/ n - a small brownish spot on the skin: a localized deposit of the pigment melanin, developed by exposure to sunlight
- any small area of discoloration; a spot
vb - to mark or become marked with freckles or spots
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old Norse freknur freckles; related to Swedish fräkne, Danish fregneˈfreckled, ˈfreckly adj |