Speck: alternatives and connections

One of the spots on a dappled animal.

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A flake; also, a lock, as of wool.

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The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.

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A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical; as, material substance or bodies.

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A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an old garment to cover a…

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A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or color from that of the thing itself.

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A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a blot; a place discolored.

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Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture.

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A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.

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See Groan.

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of Grind

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The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether burning or not.

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the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

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the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.

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An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.

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A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

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To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

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An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. Bit, n.

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A minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many species; as, the cheese mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, etc. See Acarina.

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One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.

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of Mot

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A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.

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To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as be…

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To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign; as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in some degree with the qualities…

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To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

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