The adjective "lentiginous" means covered with freckles, derived from the Latin word for freckle, which itself comes from the word for lentil.
İngilizce
| Front | lentiginous \len-TIJ-uh-nuhs\ |
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| Back | adjective Covered with freckles. [From Latin lentiginosus (freckled), from lentigo (freckle), from lens (lentil).] "I realised that my freckly Celtic complexion wasn't a curse I had to endure for life, and my offensively lentiginous skin could be smoothed into picture-perfect ivory." - Simon Price; Cover-up, Powder and Eyeliner; The Guardian (London, UK); Dec 14, 2002. |
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