SPECK, SPECKED, SPECKLE, SPECKLED
ADJECTIVES
1382 — SPECKY covered with specks; speckled, spotted
1382 — SPLECKED specked, spotted → obs.
1382 — SPLOTTY speckled, spotted → obs.
1410 — PLECKED speckled, spotted → obs.
1425 — MAILED of a bird or mammal: having speckled plumage or fur; speckled, spotted → obs.
1465 — MEALY of the coloration of an animal, esp. a horse: spotty or speckled with white specks; variegated mottled
1480 — SPARKLED speckled, spotted → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1506 — GARLED spotted speckled, chiefly said of cattle → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1513 — SPURTLED speckled, spotted, variegated → Sc. obs.
1522 — SPRITTLED speckled → Sc. obs.
1535 — SPRECKLED speckled → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1552 — SPARKED speckled or spotted with gold, silver, etc.
1565 — BESPECKED spotted or specked over the surface
1588 — SPINKED flecked, speckled, spotted; usually said of cattle → Eng. dial.
1590 — SPANGLED speckled
1599 — MOTEY full of specks, spotty → orig. & chiefly Sc.
1605 — PUNCTUAL of the nature of a point or speck; small, minute → obs.
1611 — DROPPED marked with spots or specks → obs.
1611 — MENIL — MENNAL of an animal: spotted, speckled, dappled
1618 — PIED marked, dappled, speckled with a colour
1630 — MUZZLED speckled, brindled, dappled, variegated → obs.
1648 — OVERSOWN covered with spots, speckled → obs.
1705 — SPECKLY full of or covered with speckles; speckled, spotted
1790 — MIRLY speckled, spotted, variegated → Sc.
1810 — MEASLED — MEEZLED spotted, blotched, marked with pimples; speckled, mottled → Eng. dial.
1825 — MIZZLIE speckled → Sc.
1843 — PEPPER-AND-SALT of hair, fur, etc.: speckled in appearance, flecked with grey
1846 — PEPPER-AND-SALTED speckled or flecked with a mixture of light and dark elements
1859 — PECKLY characterized by speckles or spots, speckled → obs.
1873 — SPICKETTY speckled, spotted; mottled → Eng. dial.
1895 — TROUTY speckled like a trout
1902 — HAZZLED of an animal: speckled red and white → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — PACKLED speckled → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1911 — BRACKIT speckled → Sc. (Bk.)
1913 — BROCK speckled; flecked with white, as a ‘brock’ face cow → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1962 — PEPPERY speckled or flecked with grey
NOUNS
1398 — PUNCT a speck, a dot → obs.
1398 — SPLECK a speck, a spot → obs.
1400 — MASCLE a speck, a spot → obs.
1400 — POINT a tiny mark or speck
1450 — PECKLE a spot, a speckle → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1481 — SPRINKLE a spot, a speck
1513 — SPRECKLE a speck or speckle → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1553 — SPRUTTLE a small spot, a speckle → Sc. obs.
1611 — PECKLEDNESS speckledness, spottedness → obs.
1656 — NEVOSITY a being speckled or spotted → obs.
1676 — PIP a small spot or speck, esp. a small spot on the skin → Eng. dial. & US colloq.
1694 — PUNCTAL a speck, a dot, a small spot → obs.
1708 — GIFT a white speck on the fingernails, supposed to portend a gift
1753 — FLECK a small particle; a speck, a flake
1857 — SPECKINESS a being specked
1865 — FLYSPECK a small speck or spot
1895 — TROUTINESS a being ‘trouty’ or speckled like a trout; speckledness, spottiness
1873 — TICK a small spot or speck of colour on the skin or coat of an animal
1900 — DAUT a speck, a dot, a spot → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TICK a small speck or spot; the dot above the letter I, etc. → Sc. (Bk.)
VERBS
1425 — BESPRENG to sprinkle with spots of colouring; to speckle → obs.
1551 — SPRINKLE to cover lightly with small specks or spots of a particular colour
1570 — PECKLE to speckle → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1610 — POUNCE to sprinkle with specks, spots, etc. → obs.
1621 — FREAK to variegate to speckle, to dapple
1678 — DAPPLE to become dappled or speckled
1825 — MIZZLE to speckle; to give various colours → Sc.
1825 — MOTE to remove specks, small particles, etc. from anything → orig. Sc.
1860 — BESPECKLE to speckle over, to variegate with specks or spots