speckle

Definition of Speckle in English :

a small contrasting part of something

Example Sentences:
'a bald spot'
'a leopard's spots'
'a patch of clouds'
'patches of thin ice'
'a fleck of red'

2. speckle, stipple

produce a mottled effect

Example Sentences:
'The sunlight stippled the trees'

3. bespeckle, speckle

mark with small spots

Example Sentences:
'speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Speckle

noun

1.

a small or slight mark usually of a contrasting colour, as on the skin, a bird's plumage, or eggs

verb

2. (transitive)

to mark with or as if with speckles

noun

1.

a small mark of contrasting color; speck

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈspeckled or ˈspeckling

2.

to mark with speckles

n.

A speck or small spot, as a natural dot of color on skin, plumage, or foliage.