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freckles

In medicine, localized collections of brown spots that are often seen on the arms and faces of fair-skinned individuals. They are due to the excessive production of melanin following exposure to sunlight and they fade during the winter months.
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Freckles do not disgust me so very much as they do him.
Persuasion by Austen, Jane View in context
There's a dim half-memory of being lifted up to the gangway, and of a big red countenance covered with freckles and surrounded with red hair staring at me over the bulwarks.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
There were a few freckles on her face, and a small, dark mole near the under lip and one on the temple, half-hidden in her hair.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
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