fleck
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.
to mark with a fleck or flecks; spot; dapple.
Origin of fleck
1Other words for fleck
Other words from fleck
- fleckless, adjective
- fleck·less·ly, adverb
- flecky, adjective
- un·flecked, adjective
Words that may be confused with fleck
- flecks , flex
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How to use fleck in a sentence
The broad, bright river flowing past the town by summer noon or night was never left unflecked with sails.
While Green Lake was embowered in a forest of pine, its companion lay in the open sunlight, unflecked by the shadow of a tree.
Birds of the Rockies | Leander Sylvester KeyserOn a flat rock near it a boy was stretched, face up, looking into the blue, unflecked sky.
The Fighting Edge | William MacLeod RaineHere it was "unflecked" and set up facing the harbor and the cool breezes from the ocean.
Remodeled Farmhouses | Mary H. NorthendLeague upon league of the great rolling sweeps of the land spread their panorama unflecked by a single homestead.
Uruguay | W. H. Koebel
British Dictionary definitions for fleck
/ (flɛk) /
a small marking or streak; speckle
a small particle; speck: a fleck of dust
Also: flecker (tr) to mark or cover with flecks; speckle
Origin of fleck
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