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freckle definition

freckle (frek′əl)

noun

a small, brownish spot on the skin, esp. as a result of exposure to the sun

Etymology: ME frekel, altered < frakene < Scand, as in Norw dial. frokle, freckle & Norw frekna, Dan fregne, Swed fräkne, ON freknōttr, freckled < IE base *(s)p(h)ereg-, to strew: see spark

transitive verb freckled -·led, freckling -·ling

to cause freckles to appear on

intransitive verb

to become spotted with freckles

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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