freckle

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freck·le

(frĕk′əl)

Any of the small brownish spots on the skin that turn darker or increase in number upon exposure to the sun.

tr. & intr.v. freck·led, freck·ling, freck·les

To dot or become dotted with freckles or spots of color.

[From Middle English frakles, freckles, alteration of fraknes, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse freknōttr, freckly.]

freck′ly adj.

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freckle

(ˈfrɛkəl)

1. (Medicine) a small brownish spot on the skin: a localized deposit of the pigment melanin, developed by exposure to sunlight. Technical name: lentigo

2. any small area of discoloration; a spot

3. (Medicine) slang Austral the anus

to mark or become marked with freckles or spots

[C14: from Old Norse freknur freckles; related to Swedish fräkne, Danish fregne]

ˈfreckled, ˈfreckly adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

freck•le

(ˈfrɛk əl)

n., v. -led, -ling. n.

1. any of the small brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.

v.t.

2. to cover with freckles.

v.i.

3. to become freckled.

[1350–1400; late Middle English freckles, Middle English fraknes, < Old Norse *freknā; compare freknōttr speckled]

freck′ly, adj. -li•er, -li•est.

freckle

Past participle: freckled
Gerund: freckling

Imperative
freckle
freckle

Present
I freckle
you freckle
he/she/it freckles
we freckle
you freckle
they freckle

Preterite
I freckled
you freckled
he/she/it freckled
we freckled
you freckled
they freckled

Present Continuous
I am freckling
you are freckling
he/she/it is freckling
we are freckling
you are freckling
they are freckling

Present Perfect
I have freckled
you have freckled
he/she/it has freckled
we have freckled
you have freckled
they have freckled

Past Continuous
I was freckling
you were freckling
he/she/it was freckling
we were freckling
you were freckling
they were freckling

Past Perfect
I had freckled
you had freckled
he/she/it had freckled
we had freckled
you had freckled
they had freckled

Future
I will freckle
you will freckle
he/she/it will freckle
we will freckle
you will freckle
they will freckle

Future Perfect
I will have freckled
you will have freckled
he/she/it will have freckled
we will have freckled
you will have freckled
they will have freckled

Future Continuous
I will be freckling
you will be freckling
he/she/it will be freckling
we will be freckling
you will be freckling
they will be freckling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been freckling
you have been freckling
he/she/it has been freckling
we have been freckling
you have been freckling
they have been freckling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been freckling
you will have been freckling
he/she/it will have been freckling
we will have been freckling
you will have been freckling
they will have been freckling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been freckling
you had been freckling
he/she/it had been freckling
we had been freckling
you had been freckling
they had been freckling

Conditional
I would freckle
you would freckle
he/she/it would freckle
we would freckle
you would freckle
they would freckle

Past Conditional
I would have freckled
you would have freckled
he/she/it would have freckled
we would have freckled
you would have freckled
they would have freckled

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Noun	1.	freckle - a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin lentigo cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
Verb	1.	freckle - become freckled; "I freckle easily" spot - become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
	2.	freckle - mark with freckles spot - mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"

freckle

verb

To mark with many small spots:

bespeckle, besprinkle, dapple, dot, fleck, mottle, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple.

Translations

نَمَش، كَلَفيُنَمِّش

pihapokrýt pihami

blive fregnetfå fregnerfregne

Sommersprosse sprenkeln

peca

éphélide tache de rousseur

szeplõszeplõssé tesz

freknagera freknóttan

lentiggine macchiolina

aptekti strazdanomisstrazdanastrazdanotas

pārklāties ar vasaras raibumiemvasaras raibums

bli fregnet fregne

веснушка

pehaurobiť pehy

çilçillen mek

使生雀斑斑点

freckle

[ˈfrekl] N → peca f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

freckle

[ˈfrɛk^əl] n → tache f de rousseur

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

freckle

n → Sommersprosse f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

freckle

[ˈfrɛkl] n → lentiggine f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

freckle

(ˈfrekl) noun

a small brown spot on the skin. In summer her face was always covered with freckles.

verb

to cover with small brown spots.

ˈfreckled, ˈfreckly adjective

freck·le

n. peca, mácula pigmentada que se manifiesta en el exterior de la piel esp. en la cara.

freckle

n peca

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Tom Freckle, the smith's son, was the next victim to her rage.

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Mrs Clay had freckles, and a projecting tooth, and a clumsy wrist, which he was continually making severe remarks upon, in her absence; but she was young, and certainly altogether well-looking, and possessed, in an acute mind and assiduous pleasing manners, infinitely more dangerous attractions than any merely personal might have been.

That tooth of her's and those freckles. Freckles do not disgust me so very much as they do him.

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But deep below our freckles and hay-coloured hair the unhandsomest of us dream of a prince or a princess, not vicarious, but coming to us alone.

The freckles on Tildy's cheeks merged into a rosy flush.

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"No, I suppose you don't; but you see I'm not very much to took at, anyway, on account of the freckles. Oh, and I ought to explain about the red gingham and the black velvet basque with white spots on the elbows.

'cause where there ISN'T any glass I can't see my freckles."

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His short-cropped hair might have been a mere continuation of the sandy freckles on his forehead and face.

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There's a dim half-memory of being lifted up to the gangway, and of a big red countenance covered with freckles and surrounded with red hair staring at me over the bulwarks.

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I don't mind the other things so much--the freckles and the green eyes and my skinniness.

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There were a few freckles on her face, and a small, dark mole near the under lip and one on the temple, half-hidden in her hair.

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Wisconsin, US-based pre-K-12 ed-tech company Renaissance strengthened its math offerings with the acquisition of San Francisco, US-based application software provider Freckle Education, providing a differentiation platform for all four core subjects: math, social studies, science and English language arts, the company said.

Deal snapshot: RENAISSANCE ACQUIRES MATH SOLUTION OF FRECKLE EDUCATION

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