freckle
pronunciation
How to pronounce freckle in British English:
UK [ˈfrekl]
How to pronounce freckle in American English:
US [ˈfrɛkəl]
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- Noun:
- a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
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- Verb:
- become freckled
- mark with freckles
Word Origin
- freckle (n.)
- late 14c., also frecken, probably from Old Norse freknur (plural) "freckles" (cognates: Icelandic frekna, Danish fregne, Swedish frägne "freckle"), from PIE *(s)preg- (2) "to jerk, scatter" (see sprout (v.)). Related: Freckles.
- freckle (v.)
- "to cover with spots," 1610s, from freckle (n.). Related: Freckled (from late 14c. as "spotted"); freckling.
Example
- 1. I can see each individual freckle on his face .
- 2. Be the same freckle face kid that I knew .
- 3. Do you think a woman without freckle or having a whiter skin would be more attractive ?
- 4. You got the keys to me , I love each freckle on your face .
- 5. Jeju south korea - lim ki-choo has lived most of his life in a modest stucco house on jeju this pleasant freckle of an island off the southern tip of south korea .