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# freckle

noun (a freckle, freckles); verb (freckle, freckled — rare)

«freckle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A small light-brown spot on the skin, especially on the face and arms, that often gets darker or more in sunshine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science, freckles come from a skin colour called melanin and often run in families, mostly in people with fair or red hair; sunshine brings them out. In safety lessons, people with freckles burn easily, so they need sun cream, a hat and shade. Phrases: «covered in freckles», «freckled face».

### Examples

- She has freckles across her nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x1)
- My freckles come out every summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x2)
- Freckles often run in families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x3)
- The boy had red hair and lots of freckles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x4)
- People with freckles should wear sun cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x5)
- Dad counted twenty freckles on my arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x6)
- A freckle is a tiny spot of colour, not dirt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x7)
- His freckled face broke into a big smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x8)
- Their countenances were so distorted that no one could recognize them, and even one freckle on the face appeared to spread over the whole of the nose and mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a freckle, freckles. Adjective: «freckled». Freckles are harmless; a mole that changes shape, colour or size or bleeds should be checked by a doctor.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «freckle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freckle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«freckle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/freckle.html) on Mova free.