flake

(flāk)

1. A flat thin piece or layer; a chip.
2. Archaeology A stone fragment removed from a core or from another flake by percussion or pressure, serving as a preform or as a tool or blade itself.
3. A small piece; a bit.
4. A small crystalline bit of snow.
5. Slang A somewhat eccentric person; an oddball.
6. Slang Cocaine.

1. To remove a flake or flakes from; chip.
2. To cover, mark, or overlay with or as if with flakes.

Related Forms:

• flakˈer noun

(flāk)

1. A frame or platform for drying fish or produce.
2. A scaffold lowered over the side of a ship to support workers or caulkers.