Definition of Specked

1. Adjective. Having a pattern of dots.

Exact synonyms: Dotted, Flecked, Speckled, Stippled
Similar to: Patterned

Definition of Specked

1. Adjective. Having specks or spots, speckled. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Specked

1. speck [v] - See also: speck

Lexicographical Neighbors of Specked

specimens
specimina
speciose
speciosities
speciosity
specious
specious argument
speciously
speciousness
speciousnesses
specism
specist
specists
speck
speck finger
specked (current term)
speckier
speckiest
speckiness
specking
speckle
speckled
speckled-belly
speckled-bill
speckled alder
speckled carpetshark
speckled rattlesnake
speckled trout
speckled wood
speckled woods

Literary usage of Specked

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report of the State Horticultural Society of Missouri by Missouri State Horticultural Society (1896)
"And so they used the specked ones first. As Farmer Grump had said, But though they ate some every day The specked ones kept ahead. ..."

2. The Sunday Magazine by Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh (1875)
"The Linnet's nest is in the gorse ; Five specked eggs are in it ; That's why he makes such soft discourse, To please his lady Linnet, Who sits in patience ..."

3. Nature Study in Elementary Schools: A Manual for Teachers by Lucy Langdon Williams Wilson (1897)
"... four to seven large, strong, green eggs specked with brown. Its call note is -' Caw." Its food is corn, young birds, birds' eggs, and sometimes stray ..."

4. Worcester Town Records ...: 1722-1848 by Worcester (Mass.), Franklin P. Rice (1890)
"26*. of Ocf. 1793 a Fat Cow, specked brown & White, both Ears Brown, face all white, the Right Ear Split the Left a half penny Cut out Supposed to be ..."

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