FRECKLE


Meaning of FRECKLE in English

n. & v.

--n. (often in pl.) a light brown spot on the skin, usu. caused by exposure to the sun.

--v.

1. tr. (usu. as freckled adj.) spot with freckles.

2 intr. be spotted with freckles.

Derivatives:

freckly adj.

Etymology: ME fracel etc. f. dial. freken f. ON freknur (pl.)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.