speck
noun
a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies.
speckless
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a word derived from
speck.
Example Sentences
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If constructed, it will be topped with gilded bald eagles and an angelic Lady Liberty; its speckless white-marble columns will be wide enough to obstruct sight lines to the Lincoln Memorial.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
Over their shoulders were slung rifles with well-oiled firing chambers, speckless bores.
From Time Magazine Archive
Over its small paned, deep silled windows hung speckless muslin curtains; upon its floor was spread a gayly striped rag carpet; and the wooden rocking-chairs were made soft with skins or feather cushions.
From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Willie Walker Caldwell
But there was Ephraim Marsh, in the glory of a white shirt and brilliant necktie, brushed and speckless, and beaming benevolently upon all less favored mortals.
From Jessica, the Heiress by Evelyn Raymond
The sun shone, the sky spread a speckless blue over desert and mountain, the day was for them together.
From Nan of Music Mountain by N. C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth
