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- Dictionaryfreckle/ˈfrɛkl/
noun
- 1. a small patch of light brown colour on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun: "she had a light sprinkling of freckles on her nose"
verb
- 1. cover or become covered with freckles: "skin which freckles easily"
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FRECKLE definition: 1. a small, pale brown spot on the skin, usually on the face, especially of a person with pale…. Learn more.
Freckles are clusters of concentrated melaninized cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion. Freckles do not have an increased number of the melanin-producing cells, or melanocytes, but instead have melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules (melanosomes) changing the coloration of the outer skin cells (keratinocytes).
: to sprinkle or mark with freckles or small spots. intransitive verb. : to become marked with freckles. Synonyms. Verb. blotch. dapple. dot. fleck. marble. mottle. pepper. shoot. speckle. splotch. spot. sprinkle. stipple.
noun. 1. a small brownish spot on the skin: a localized deposit of the pigment melanin, developed by exposure to sunlight. Technical name: lentigo. 2. any small area of discoloration; a spot. 3. Australian slang. the anus. verb. 4. to mark or become marked with freckles or spots. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Freckle definition: one of the small, brownish spots on the skin that are caused by deposition of pigment and that increase in number and darken on exposure to sunlight; lentigo.. See examples of FRECKLE used in a sentence.
FRECKLE meaning: 1. a small, pale brown spot on the skin, usually on the face, especially of a person with pale…. Learn more.
A freckle is a small, brownish spot on the skin. You might have a few freckles on your nose, or a lot of freckles across your shoulders and arms. Most babies don't have any freckles, but people who are genetically predisposed to them and spend time in the sun tend to get freckles as children.
1. (Medicine) a small brownish spot on the skin: a localized deposit of the pigment melanin, developed by exposure to sunlight. Technical name: lentigo. 2. any small area of discoloration; a spot. 3. (Medicine) slang Austral the anus. vb. to mark or become marked with freckles or spots.
Freckle definition: To dot or become dotted with freckles or spots of color.
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