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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fleck /flɛk/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a speck;
a small bit:a fleck of dirt. - a spot or small patch of color, light, etc.:A few flecks of snow.
v. [~ + object* usually: be + ~-ed] - to mark with flecks;
spot:The leaves were flecked with sunlight.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fleck (flek),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
v.t. - to mark with a fleck or flecks;
spot;
dapple.
- 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
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bespeckle, spatter, dot, speck, daub.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fleck /flɛk/ n - a small marking or streak; speckle
- a small particle; speck: a fleck of dust
vb - Also: flecker (transitive) to mark or cover with flecks; speckle
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Old Norse flekkr stain, spot; related to Old High German flec spot, plot of land |