v. t.
n. A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To soil with flyspecks. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Icel. spik blubber, AS. spic, D. spek, G. speck. ] The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat of the hippopotamus. [ 1913 Webster ]
Speck falls (Naut.),
n. [ OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak. ]
Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel. ] A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself. [ 1913 Webster ]
An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied. Spebser. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
a. Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]
Speckled Indians (Ethnol.),
Speckled trout. (Zool.)
n. (Zool.) The gadwall. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being speckled. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the speck, or blubber; -- so called among whalers. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A woodpecker. See Speight. [ 1913 Webster ]