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speckled vs. spotted
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What is the difference between speckled and spotted in the following context:
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep,
and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my
hire. - Gen. 30:32 AV
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What is the difference between speckled and spotted in the following context:
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep,
and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my
hire. - Gen. 30:32 AV
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What is the difference between speckled and spotted in the following context:
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep,
and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my
hire. - Gen. 30:32 AV
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What is the difference between speckled and spotted in the following context:
I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the
speckled and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep,
and the spotted and speckled among the goats: and of such shall be my
hire. - Gen. 30:32 AV
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Depends on size and regularity
Spotted
covered in small, usually round areas of colour:
a spotted toad
She was wearing a black and white spotted dress.
covered with speckles:
a bird with a speckled breast
The floor was speckled under where he had painted
answered 8 hours ago
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Thanks! Is this distinction based on dictionary definitions or it's just how these words are used in real life? Because I've looked them up in several dictionaries and couldn't grasp the difference.
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Cambridge says spotted are usually rounder
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Depends on size and regularity
Spotted
covered in small, usually round areas of colour:
a spotted toad
She was wearing a black and white spotted dress.
covered with speckles:
a bird with a speckled breast
The floor was speckled under where he had painted
answered 8 hours ago
mplungjanmplungjan
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Thanks! Is this distinction based on dictionary definitions or it's just how these words are used in real life? Because I've looked them up in several dictionaries and couldn't grasp the difference.
– highvit
8 hours ago
Cambridge says spotted are usually rounder
– mplungjan
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Depends on size and regularity
Spotted
covered in small, usually round areas of colour:
a spotted toad
She was wearing a black and white spotted dress.
covered with speckles:
a bird with a speckled breast
The floor was speckled under where he had painted
answered 8 hours ago
mplungjanmplungjan
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Thanks! Is this distinction based on dictionary definitions or it's just how these words are used in real life? Because I've looked them up in several dictionaries and couldn't grasp the difference.
– highvit
8 hours ago
Cambridge says spotted are usually rounder
– mplungjan
8 hours ago
add a comment
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Depends on size and regularity
Spotted
covered in small, usually round areas of colour:
a spotted toad
She was wearing a black and white spotted dress.
covered with speckles:
a bird with a speckled breast
The floor was speckled under where he had painted
answered 8 hours ago
mplungjanmplungjan
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Depends on size and regularity
Spotted
covered in small, usually round areas of colour:
a spotted toad
She was wearing a black and white spotted dress.
covered with speckles:
a bird with a speckled breast
The floor was speckled under where he had painted
answered 8 hours ago
mplungjanmplungjan
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Thanks! Is this distinction based on dictionary definitions or it's just how these words are used in real life? Because I've looked them up in several dictionaries and couldn't grasp the difference.
– highvit
8 hours ago
Cambridge says spotted are usually rounder
– mplungjan
8 hours ago
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Thanks! Is this distinction based on dictionary definitions or it's just how these words are used in real life? Because I've looked them up in several dictionaries and couldn't grasp the difference.
– highvit
8 hours ago
Cambridge says spotted are usually rounder
– mplungjan
8 hours ago
Thanks! Is this distinction based on dictionary definitions or it's just how these words are used in real life? Because I've looked them up in several dictionaries and couldn't grasp the difference.
– highvit
8 hours ago
Thanks! Is this distinction based on dictionary definitions or it's just how these words are used in real life? Because I've looked them up in several dictionaries and couldn't grasp the difference.
– highvit
8 hours ago
Cambridge says spotted are usually rounder
– mplungjan
8 hours ago
Cambridge says spotted are usually rounder
– mplungjan
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