flecky
noun
1.
a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
2.
a spot or small patch of color, light, etc.: the dapple mare with flecks of gray.
3.
a spot or mark on the skin, as a freckle.
verb (used with object)
4.
to mark with a fleck or flecks; spot; dapple.
Origin:
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
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 forms
fleck·less, adjective
fleck·less·ly, adverb
fleck·y, adjective
un·flecked, adjective
Synonyms
4. bespeckle, spatter, dot, speck, daub.
4. bespeckle, spatter, dot, speck, daub.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small marking or streak; speckle |
| 2. | a small particle; speck: a fleck of dust |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) Also: flecker to mark or cover with flecks; speckle |
| [C16: probably from Old Norse flekkr stain, spot; related to Old High German flec spot, plot of land] | |
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Word Origin & History
fleck
early 15c., from O.N. flekka "to spot," from P.Gmc. *flekk- (cf. M.Du. vlecke, O.H.G. flec, Ger. Fleck). Related: Flecked; flecking. The noun is first recorded 1590s, probably from the verb.
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