† spleckedadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Specked, spotted.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > soiled condition > [adjective] > spotted
spotty1340
specky1382
splecked1382
splecky1398
spotteda1425
sproteda1500
motey1786
bespotted-
the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > speckling > speckled
freckledc1380
specked1382
specky1382
splecked1382
peckleda1400
speckleda1400
pleckedc1410
frecknyc1440
sparkled1480
spurtled1513
sprittleda1522
spreckled1535
speckle1536
pickled1552
spink1558
bespecked1565
spanged1582
spinked1588
spangled1590
dotted1601
bespeckled1607
peppery1610
peppered1694
fleckled1700
spankled1703
speckly1705
pounced1727
punctulateda1728
dotty1795
punctulate1845
naevose1847
peckly1859
polka-dotted1872
stippled1876
oatmeal1880
guttulate1887
naevous1890
stipply1892
thrush-breast1896
skittery1955
1382 Nicholas of Hereford Bible Pref. Ep. vii. (Bodl. 959) Þe reed horssez spleckid whyt.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 429 In þe welmes..Is y-founde reed splekked stones.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1869) II. 303 Alle þe splekked lamberne and kedes..schulde be Iacob his mede.
a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 230 Spleket eyen and whyte eyen tokenyth dredfulnesse.
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