kenspeckle
or ken·speck·led
conspicuous; easily seen or recognized.
Origin of kenspeckle
1Words Nearby kenspeckle
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How to use kenspeckle in a sentence
You may consider yourself 'geyan fine,' all covered over with Scotch plaid, but I wouldn't be so 'kenspeckle' for worlds!
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland | Kate Douglas WigginThere was little kenspeckle about them saving their colour, which was a dull dark red.
The Shoes of Fortune | Neil MunroNow he felt kenspeckle, not in any suit of material clothes but in a droll sense of nakedness.
Gilian The Dreamer | Neil MunroWhen we reached Blackford Hall I found more than a kenspeckle countryside to remind me of homeland.
Betty Grier | Joseph WaughA vagrant with white mice is a kenspeckle, and surely you can have no difficulty in tracing her.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 | Alexander Leighton
British Dictionary definitions for kenspeckle
/ (ˈkɛnˌspɛkəl) /
Scot easily seen or recognized
Origin of kenspeckle
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