Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sarne as nævous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Spotted; freckled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having
naevi . - adjective
Naevoid . - adjective Spotted or
freckled .
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she commented on the word naevose
adj., spotted, freckled
July 9, 2008
bestiary commented on the word naevose
specifically, having naevi (pl. of naevus a pigmented, raised, or otherwise abnormal skin-spot; birthmark, mole, freckle).
and no wonder this word is so pretty: wiktionary lists it as an alternative spelling of nevose, the feminine pl. of nevoso, italian for "snowy."
July 22, 2008