freckle(n = noun.body) lentigo - a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin;
is a kind of macula, macule
is a part of cutis, skin, tegument
Derived forms verb freckle2, verb freckle1
1. freckle(v = verb.change) - become freckled; "I freckle easily"
is one way to spot
Derived form noun freckle1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
2. freckle(v = verb.change) - mark with freckles;
is one way to spot
Derived form noun freckle1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
1. A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands. [1913 Webster]
2. Any small spot or discoloration. [1913 Webster]
To sprinkle or mark with freckles or small discolored spots; to spot. [1913 Webster]
To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted. [1913 Webster]
freckle, n. & v.
--n. (often in pl.) a light brown spot on the skin, usu. caused by exposure to the sun.
--v.
1 tr. (usu. as freckled adj.) spot with freckles.
2 intr. be spotted with freckles.
Derivative:
freckly adj.
Etymology:
ME fracel etc. f. dial. freken f. ON freknur (pl.)
N blemish, disfigurement, deformity, adactylism, flaw, defect, injury, spots on the sun, eyesore, stain, blot, spot, spottiness, speck, speckle, blur, tarnish, smudge, dirt, freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark, blobber lip, blubber lip, blain, maculation, scar, wem, pustule, whelk, excrescence, pimple, pitted, freckled, discolored, imperfect, blobber-lipped, bloodshot, injured.