The sight of the brown-speckled eggshell reminded me of Monsieur le Oeuf. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
He stared at the knife lying on the brown-speckled linoleum floor, and his scalp prickled. From Wordnik.com. [The Lake House]
On top of her head, she wore a small brown felt hat with one large brown-speckled feather swept across the front. From Wordnik.com. [The Joy Luck Club]
I love a good banana bread, too, but have been searching for something else to do with the inevitable brown-speckled languishers in the fruit basket. From Wordnik.com. [Low Fat Chocolate Banana Souffles | Baking Bites] Reference
Startled flights of birds sprang up from beneath both animals 'hooves, coveys of gray dove and of brown-speckled quail, sometimes ruffed brown grouse. From Wordnik.com. [Knife of Dreams]
A line of four brown-speckled ducks led by a brown-and-green drake were stemming away downhill from the upper meadow, coming like boats running on a ruffled sea, cockling their way top speed downwards towards the fence and towards the little group of people, and cackling as excitedly as if they brought news of the Spanish. From Wordnik.com. [The Fox] Reference
But almond butter is actually a greasy brown-speckled glop that tastes like sawdust mixed with school glue. From Wordnik.com. [The Roanoke Times: Home page] Reference
The biggest concern now is the invasion of sparrows, who also love the nests and lay their small, brown-speckled eggs in them. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
What might have been a ho-hum endive/apple salad is given a sophisticated twist, with braised endive, warm wedges of roasted apple and brown-speckled cauliflower. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
A woman, and more particularly a young woman, even supposing her to be quite orthodox, who behaved in that style amongst the members of Pike Street, would have been like a wild seagull in a farmyard of peaceful, clucking, brown-speckled fowls. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolution in Tanner's Lane] Reference
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