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/bi spek"euhl/, v.t., bespeckled, bespeckling.to speckle.
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Bespeckle — Be*spec kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.] To mark with speckles or spots. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bespeckle — (v.) c.1600, from BE (Cf. be ) + SPECKLE (Cf. speckle). Related: Bespeckled; bespeckling … Etymology dictionary
bespeckle — verb To add speckles. Seen from the air at night, tiny villages bespeckle the Indian landscape with firefly glows … Wiktionary
bespeckle — Synonyms and related words: band, bar, bespangle, bespot, blot, blotch, check, checker, dapple, dot, flake, fleck, flyspeck, freckle, harlequin, iris, maculate, marble, marbleize, motley, mottle, pepper, polychrome, polychromize, rainbow, spangle … Moby Thesaurus
bespeckle — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To mark with many small spots: besprinkle, dapple, dot, fleck, freckle, mottle, pepper, speck, speckle, sprinkle, stipple. See MARKS … English dictionary for students
bespeckle — v. mark with speckles or spots, sprinkle … English contemporary dictionary
bespeckle — be·speckle … English syllables
bespeckle — verb mark with small spots speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots • Syn: ↑speckle • Derivationally related forms: ↑speckle (for: ↑speckle) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Bespeckled — Bespeckle Be*spec kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.] To mark with speckles or spots. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bespeckling — Bespeckle Be*spec kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.] To mark with speckles or spots. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
