SPECKLE

• (noun) a small contrasting part of something

  "a bald spot", "a leopard's spots", "a patch of clouds", "patches of thin ice", "a fleck of red"

  synonyms : dapple , fleck , maculation , patch , spot
  
  -tagged by Administrator
  a fleck of pink

• (verb) mark with small spots

  "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"

  synonyms : bespeckle

• (verb) produce a mottled effect

  "The sunlight stippled the trees"

  synonyms : stipple

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