freckle
English
Etymology
From Middle English freken, frekel, from Old Norse freknur pl (compare Swedish fräknar, Danish fregner), s-less variant of Proto-Germanic *sprekalą (“freckle”) (compare dialectal Norwegian sprekla, Middle High German spreckel), from Proto-Indo-European *sp(h)er(e)g- (“to strew, sprinkle”). Cognate with Albanian fruth (“measles”). More at spark. Related to spry, sprack.
Pronunciation
Noun
freckle (plural freckles)
- 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.
- (Can we date this quote by Charlotte Druitt Cole and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), Runaway Jane:
- 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.
- Any small spot or discoloration.
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small pigmentation spot on the skin
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any small spot
Verb
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- (transitive) To cover with freckles.
- (intransitive) To become covered with freckles.
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cover with freckles
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become covered with freckles
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