Meaning & use
speckled
Marked with small spots or specks of a different color scattered across a surface.
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The speckled eggs sat neatly arranged in the nest above the barn door.
Her speckled hens laid brown eggs with a slightly reddish tint.
A note on using this word
Speckled describes small, scattered marks, distinct from 'striped,' which describes continuous bands of color.
Words with a similar meaning
spottedmottled
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