Spec·kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Speckled p. pr. & vb. n. Speckling ] To mark with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a different color from the ground or surface.
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Spec·kled a. Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color from that of the rest of the surface.
Speckled Indians Ethnol., the Pintos.
Speckled trout. Zool. (a) The common American brook trout. See Trout. (b) The rainbow trout.
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speckled
adj : having a pattern of dots [syn: dotted, flecked, specked,
stippled]