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.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM fleck
fleck·less, adjective fleck·less·ly, adverb fleck·y, adjective un·flecked, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fleck
flecks flexWords nearby fleck
fleabite,
fleam,
fleapit,
fleawort,
flecainide acetate,
fleck,
flecker,
flection,
fled,
fledermaus, die,
fledge
Example sentences from the Web for flecked
British Dictionary definitions for flecked
fleck
/ (flɛk) /
noun
a small marking or streak; speckle
a small particle; speck
a 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