(n,vs) (1) speckled with white
salt and pepper (colour, color)
(2) (of fabric) created by intertwining white and coloured fibres
(3) (of beef) marbling
(4) (abbr) (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
(n) "frost descent" solar term (approx. Oct. 23)
(n,vs) (1) speckled with white
salt and pepper (colour, color)
(2) (of fabric) created by intertwining white and coloured fibres
(3) (of beef) marbling
(4) (abbr) (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water
(P)
(n) (obsc) fish, chicken, shellfish, etc. blanched by exposure to boiling and then icy water
(n) (uk) peppered moth (Biston betularia)