spreckled
spreckled adjective: speckled. Also the simple past and past participle of spreckle.
Adjective
spreckled (comparative more spreckled, superlative most spreckled)
- Speckled.
- The black eagle : blackish ; the head and upper neck mixed with red ; the tail feathers, the first half white, spreckled with black, the other half blackish ; the leg feathers dirty white.1822, Oliver Goldsmith, A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, volume 4
- c.1882-1898, Francis James Child, Child's Collected Ballads,
"What like were the fish, King Henry, my son?
What like were the fish, my pretty little one?"
"They were spreckled on the back and white on the belly; mother, make my bed soon,
For I'm sick to the heart, and I fain wald lie down."
Also used as
spreckled is also the simple past and past participle of spreckle.
Forms of spreckled
| comparative | more spreckled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most spreckled |
Origin of spreckled
From Middle English sprekled, equivalent to spreckle + -ed.
From spreckle + -ed.
Questions about spreckled
- What does spreckled mean?
- Spreckled means speckled.
- What part of speech is spreckled?
- Spreckled is an adjective.
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