freckle

views updated May 11 2018

freck·le / ˈfrekəl/ • n. a small patch of light brown color on the skin, often becoming more pronounced through exposure to the sun.• v. cover or become covered with freckles: [intr.] skin that freckles easily | [as adj.] (freckled) a freckled face. DERIVATIVES: freck·ly / ˈfrekl-ē; ˈfreklē/ adj.

freckle

views updated May 23 2018

freckle (frek-ĕl) n. a small harmless brown spot on the skin, commonly seen on exposed areas of fair-skinned people, due to excessive production of melanin without an increase in melanocytes after exposure to sunlight. Compare lentigo.

freckle

views updated May 29 2018

freckle XIV. Early forms fracel, frakel; alt. of (dial.) freken, fraken — ON. freknur pl.
Hence freckled XIV.