ferntickle

noun

fern·​tick·​le

variants or less commonly fairntickle

ˈfernˌtikəl

plural -s

chiefly Scottish

: freckle

ferntickled adjective

or less commonly fairntickled

-kəld

Word History

Etymology

Middle English ferntikel, ferntikill, from fern + -tikel, -tikill, probably from Latin -ticula (as in lenticula lentil, group of freckles)

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