1. speckled with white, salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)
2. marbling (of beef)
3. (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
4. formation of frost
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
2. indicates possession
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation
6. regardless of ..., whether ... (or not), no matter ...
7. indicates a des...