flake
noun
a small, flat, thin piece, especially one that has been or become detached from a larger piece or mass.
flaker
-
a word derived from
flake.
Example Sentences
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When Straightshaft had finished, he dropped the flaker and Fleetfoot picked it up.
From The Later Cave-Men by Howard V. Brown
He called it a flaker, and he used it to press off tiny flakes from the beautiful point.
From The Later Cave-Men by Howard V. Brown
So he listened to the story that Scarface told of the young man who first made a flaker.
From The Later Cave-Men by Howard V. Brown
When the people returned from the feast many forgot about the flaker.
From The Later Cave-Men by Howard V. Brown
But he showed the people how to make a flaker.
From The Later Cave-Men by Howard V. Brown
