n. & v.
--n.
1. a small spot, dot, or stain.
2 (foll. by of) a particle (speck of dirt).
3 a rotten spot in fruit.
--v.tr. (esp. as specked adj.) marked with specks.
Derivatives:
speckless adj.
Etymology: OE specca: cf. SPECKLE
n. & v.
--n.
1. a small spot, dot, or stain.
2 (foll. by of) a particle (speck of dirt).
3 a rotten spot in fruit.
--v.tr. (esp. as specked adj.) marked with specks.
Derivatives:
speckless adj.
Etymology: OE specca: cf. SPECKLE
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012