Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SPECK'LED
SPECK'LED, pp. [or adj.]
Marked with specks; variegated with spots of a different color from the ground or surface of the object; as, the speckled breast of a bird; a speckled serpent. Speckled bird, a denomination given to a person of doubtful character or principles.
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