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Definition of freckled - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
skin appearancecovered with small brown spots
- The child had a freckled face and arms.
2.
appearancecovered with spots resembling freckles
- The freckled surface of the stone was unique.
Origin of freckled
Middle English, freken (freckle) + -ed (suffix)
Examples of freckled in a sentence
His freckled arms were a result of long summer days. Her freckled face was charming. The artist painted a freckled landscape.
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- French:tacheté de taches de rousseur, tacheté, ...
- German:sommersprossig, gefleckt, ...
- Italian:lentigginoso, ...
- Spanish:pecoso, manchado, ...
- Portuguese:sardento, ...
- Chinese:长雀斑的, 斑驳的, ...
- Japanese:そばかすのある, 斑点のある, ...
- Arabic:مُنَمَّش, مُنَمَّش, ...
- Hebrew:מְנוּמָשׁ, מְנוּקָּד, ...
- Russian:веснушчатый, ...
- Ukrainian:веснянкуватий, ...
- Hindi:झाइयों वाला, झाइयों वाली, ...
Definition of freckle - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
skinsmall brownish spot on the skin
- Her cheeks were adorned with cute freckles.
2.
candyUK small chocolate sweet with sprinklesUK
- I bought a freckle at the candy store.
Verb
1.
appearancetr. mark with small spots or discolorationstr.
- The artist decided to freckle the canvas with paint.
2.
skinintr. become covered with small brown spotsintr.
- Her face tends to freckle in the summer.
3.
induce markingtr. cause small brown spots to appear on skintr.
- The sun freckled her arms during the hike.
Images of freckle
small chocolate sweet with sprinkles
Expressions with freckle
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humorous phrase indicating unknown or unmeasured time when asked
When asked the time, he said it was a hair past a freckle.
Origin of freckle
Middle Dutch, freken (freckle)
Examples of freckle in a sentence
Freckles appear more in the summer. She loves eating a freckle after lunch. The freckle melted in my hand. She watched the raindrops freckle the window. The baker let chocolate chips freckle the cookies. My arms freckle after a week at the beach.
His nose began to freckle in the spring sunshine. Her cheeks freckled after a day at the beach. The child's nose freckled in the summer sun.
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- French:tache de rousseur, tacheter, ...
- German:Sommersprosse, besprenkeln, ...
- Italian:lentiggine, macchiare, ...
- Spanish:peca, pecar, ...
- Portuguese:sarda, salpicar, ...
- Chinese:雀斑, 撒上, ...
- Japanese:そばかす, 斑点をつける, ...
- Arabic:نَمَش, نَقَّطَ, ...
- Hebrew:נֶמֶשׁ, לְנַקֵּד, ...
- Russian:веснушка, покрывать, ...
- Ukrainian:веснянка, покривати, ...
- Hindi:झाई, धब्बे लगाना, ...
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