Spec"kle (?), n. [Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.]
A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.
An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied.
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Spec"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Speckled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Speckling (?).]
To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.
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