ferntickle
noun
fern·tick·le
variants or less commonly fairntickle
ˈfernˌtikəl
plural -s
chiefly Scottish
: freckle
ferntickled adjective
or less commonly fairntickled
-kəld
Word History
Etymology
Middle English ferntikel, ferntikill, from fern + -tikel, -tikill, probably from Latin -ticula (as in lenticula lentil, group of freckles)