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fleck definition

fleck (flek)

noun

  1. a spot or small patch of color, etc.; speck flecks of sunlight
  2. a small piece; particle; flake

Etymology: ON flekkr, akin to MDu vlecke, Ger fleck < IE *plī-, var. of base *plē-: see flay

transitive verb

to cover or sprinkle with flecks; speckle

Etymology: ME *flekken (found only in pp. flekked), prob. < ON flekka < flekkr

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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