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| freck·le [ frék'l ] |
noun (plural freck·les) |
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brown skin spot: a harmless small brownish patch on somebody's skin, usually one of a cluster, that becomes larger and deeper in color when the skin is exposed to the sun. Freckles are caused by the presence of larger melanin-containing cells in the basal layer of the skin.
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle freck·led, present participle freck·ling, 3rd person present singular freck·les) |
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mark with freckles: to become marked with freckles, or mark something with freckles
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| [15th century. Alteration of obsolete frecken "freckle" < Old Norse freknur "freckles"] |
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 freck·ly adjective |
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