SPECK, noun [This word may be formed from peck, for peckled has been used for speckled, spotted as though pecked.] 1. A spot; a stain; a small place in any thing that is discolored by foreign matter, or is of a color different from that of the main substance; as a speck on paper or cloth. 2. A very small thing. SPECK, verb transitive To spot; to stain in spots or drops.
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