Synonyms for speckled


Grammar : Adj
Spell : spek-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk əl

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Définition of speckled

Origin :
  • c.1400 (implied in speckled), probably related to Old English specca "small spot, speck" (see speck) or from a related Middle Dutch or Middle High German word. Related: Speckled; speckling. The noun is first attested mid-15c.
  • adj dotted
Example sentences :
  • There were two that were particularly tame, a white hen and a speckled one.
  • Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
  • Deacon air the speckled one an' he loves every inch of Daddy an' me.
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Storm Country » by Grace Miller White
  • Then he tried for the speckled widow; she of course was too sharp for him.
  • Extract from : « Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends » by Fanny Fern
  • But with the delicate, speckled, evasive trout he was easily first.
  • Extract from : « Days Off » by Henry Van Dyke
  • It was a dog of tin, painted white and speckled with black spots.
  • Extract from : « When Winter Comes to Main Street » by Grant Martin Overton
  • He stopped his work to look at the speckled trout, who at once addressed him.
  • Extract from : « The Magic Soap Bubble » by David Cory
  • Its plumage is speckled black and white, like that of a Hamburg fowl.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
  • A speckled black-and-white woodpecker about the size of a bulbul.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
  • They are cream-coloured, mottled and speckled with tiny red markings.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar
  • This is a bird as large as a dove; its plumage is speckled brown and white.
  • Extract from : « Birds of the Indian Hills » by Douglas Dewar

Antonyms for speckled

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