fleck
[ flek ]
/ flɛk /
noun
a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
a spot or small patch of color, light, etc.: the dapple mare with flecks of gray.
a spot or mark on the skin, as a freckle.
verb (used with object)
to mark with a fleck or flecks; spot; dapple.
RELATED WORDS
precise, unblemished, exquisite, immaculate, accurate, aces, clean, correct, exact, faultless, infallible, innocent, irreproachable, nice, perfect, pure, right, sinless, stainless, unerring
Nearby words
fleabite, fleam, fleapit, fleawort, flecainide acetate, fleck, flecked, flecker, flection, fled, fledermaus, die
Origin of fleck
1350–1400; Middle English flekked spotted; akin to Old Norse flekkr spot, streak, Old High German flec (German Fleck), Middle Low German, Middle Dutch vlecken to soil
Related formsfleck·less, adjectivefleck·less·ly, adverbfleck·y, adjectiveun·flecked, adjective
Can be confusedflecks flex
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fleck
/ (flɛk) /
noun
a small marking or streak; speckle
a small particle; specka fleck of dust
verb
Also: flecker (tr) to mark or cover with flecks; speckle
Word Origin for fleck
C16: probably from Old Norse flekkr stain, spot; related to Old High German flec spot, plot of land
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