noun / verb
freckle
FREK-uhl/ˈfrekl/
A small brownish skin spot, or to mark or become marked with similar spots.
A few light brown freckles dot the bridge of her nose.
Etymology
Old Norse frekna is probably the source of this word and already denoted a freckle. The English meaning continues that concrete sense of a small spot on the skin.
In context
a scaly rough spot maybe it's brown or tan i find this is often mistaken as a freckle or a age spot
More examples
- She has a single freckle beside her lip.
- My skin freckles easily in the sun.
- Rust freckles the old metal gate.
Forms
freckle · freckles · freckled · freckling
Similar words
- spot
- A general mark, not necessarily small, brownish, or on skin.
- speckle
- A small contrasting spot, not specifically a skin pigment mark.