speckle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small contrasting part of something
    spot; patch; maculation; fleck; dapple.
    • a bald spot
    • a leopard's spots
    • a patch of clouds
    • patches of thin ice
    • a fleck of red
  2. verb produce a mottled effect
    stipple.
    • The sunlight stippled the trees
  3. verb mark with small spots
    bespeckle.
    • speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots

WordNet

Spec"kle noun
Etymology
Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.
Definitions
  1. A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
    An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied. Spebser.
Spec"kle transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Speckled ; present participle & verbal noun Speckling
Definitions
  1. To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.

Webster 1913