Freckle
['frek(ə)l] or ['frɛkl]
Definition
(noun.) a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin.
(verb.) mark with freckles.
(verb.) become freckled; 'I freckle easily'.
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Definition
(v. t.) A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands.
(v. t.) Any small spot or discoloration.
(v. t.) To spinkle or mark with freckle or small discolored spots; to spot.
(v. i.) To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted.
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Definition
v.t. to spot: to colour with spots.—n. a yellowish or brownish-yellow spot on the skin esp. of fair-haired persons: any small spot.—n. Freck′ling a little spot.—adjs. Freck′ly Freck′led full of freckles.
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For a woman to dream that her face is freckled, denotes that many displeasing incidents will insinuate themselves into her happiness. If she sees them in a mirror, she will be in danger of losing her lover to a rival.
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Examples
- People with certain kinds of skin freckle more quickly when the skin is exposed to the sun. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In some cases freckles are permanent, but in most cases they disappear with the coming of cold weather. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Summer freckles yield very speedily to this treatment. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Some people have freckles, when others do not, because all skins are not alike, just the same as eyes are not all of one color. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Why do Some of Us have Freckles? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the course of from three or four days to as many weeks the freckles will either have disappeared entirely or their intensity will be very greatly diminished. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- His short-cropped hair might have been a mere continuation of the sandy freckles on his forehead and face. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Freckles removed in this manner seldom crop up again, in that particular place, at all events. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- They were coarse, unsubstantial, freckled all over with broad yellow splotches, and could neither stand wear nor public exhibition. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I will answer for it, he never cared three straws about her--who could about such a nasty little freckled thing? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- From the character and turn of the inscription, Also Georgiana Wife of the Above, I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
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