Bespeckle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bespeckle \Be*spec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.]
     To mark with speckles or spots. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  bespeckle
       v : mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow
           spots" [syn: {speckle}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "bespeckle":
     band, bar, bespangle, bespot, blot, blotch, check, checker, dapple,
     dot, flake, fleck, flyspeck, freckle, harlequin, iris, maculate,
     marble, marbleize, motley, mottle, pepper, polychrome,
     polychromize, rainbow, spangle, spatter, speck, speckle, splash,
     splatter, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stigmatize, stipple, streak,
     striate, stripe, stud, tattoo, tessellate, variegate, vein