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fleck

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fleck  (flk)
n.
1. A tiny mark or spot: flecks of mica in the rock.
2. A small bit or flake: flecks of foam; a fleck of dandruff.
tr.v. flecked, fleck·ing, flecks
To spot or streak: the path was flecked with sunlight.

[Probably from Middle English flekked, spotted; akin to Old Norse flekkr, spot.]

fleck [flɛk]
n
1. a small marking or streak; speckle
2. a small particle; speck a fleck of dust
vb
(tr) Also flecker to mark or cover with flecks; speckle
[probably from Old Norse flekkr stain, spot; related to Old High German flec spot, plot of land]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fleckfleck - a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
matchwood - fragments of wood; "it was smashed into matchwood"
exfoliation, scurf, scale - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
sliver, splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it broke into slivers"
2.fleckfleck - a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
marking - a pattern of marks
speck, pinpoint - a very small spot; "the plane was just a speck in the sky"
nebula - (pathology) a faint cloudy spot on the cornea
splash - a patch of bright color; "her red hat gave her outfit a splash of color"
worn spot, fret - a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
plaque - (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
macule, macula - a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
mock sun, parhelion, sundog - a bright spot on the parhelic circle; caused by diffraction by ice crystals; "two or more parhelia are usually seen at once"
macula, sunspot - a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
facula - a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots
facula - a bright spot on a planet
Verb1.fleck - make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
stain - produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"
change surface - undergo or cause to undergo a change in the surface
splotch - blotch or spot
maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
bespeckle, speckle - mark with small spots; "speckle the wall with tiny yellow spots"
bespatter, spatter - spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"

fleck
noun
mark, speck, streak, spot, dot, pinpoint, speckle His hair is dark grey with flecks of ginger.
verb
speckle, mark, spot, dust, dot, streak, dapple, stipple, mottle, variegate, bespeckle, besprinkle patches of red paint which flecked her blouse
Translations
fleck [flek]
A. N [of mud, paint, dust] → mota f; [of spit, foam] → salpicadura f; [of colour] → mota f
his eyes are green with flecks of goldtiene los ojos verdes con motas doradas
B. VTsalpicar (with de) black flecked with whitenegro moteado de blanco or con motas blancas

fleck [ˈflɛk]
n
[dust] → particule f
[mud, paint, colour] → petite tache f, moucheture f
(in fabric)moucheture f
vttacher, éclabousser
see also flecked

fleck
n (of red etc)Tupfen m; (of mud, paint) (= blotch)Fleck(en) m; (= speckle)Spritzer m; (of fluff, dust)Teilchen nt, → Flöckchen nt
vtsprenkeln; (with mud etc) → bespritzen; flecked woolmelierte Wolle; blue flecked with whiteblau mit weißen Tupfen or Punkten, blau und weiß gesprenkelt; the sky was flecked with little cloudsder Himmel war mit Schäfchenwolken übersät

fleck [flɛk]
1. n (of mud, paint, colour) → macchiolina; (of dust) → granello
2. vt (with blood, mud) → macchiettare
brown flecked with white → marrone screziato di bianco

fleck [flɛk]
1. n (of mud, paint, colour) → macchiolina; (of dust) → granello
2. vt (with blood, mud) → macchiettare
brown flecked with white → marrone screziato di bianco

fleck
n fleck [flek]
a spot a fleck of dust. spikkel بُقْعَه، نُقْطَه петънце skvrna, zrníčko plet der Fleck στίγμα, μόριο mota kübe, tähn لکه pilkku particule גַרגֵר चित्ती mrlja pötty partikel, bintik blettur; ögn granello, particella 斑点 얼룩, 점 kruopelytė, krislelis plankums; lāsumiņš; punktiņš tompok vlekje flekk, plett, fnugg pyłek, plamka partícula pată крапинка; пылинка zrnko madež mrlja fläck, stänk จุด nokta, benek 微粒;斑點 пляма; цятка چھوٹا سا نشان، ذرّہ vết lốm đốm ,
adj flecked
marked with spots a flecked pattern. gespikkelde مُنَقَّط на перънца potečkovaný plettet gesprenkelt πιτσιλωτός, διάστικτος moteado täpiline لکه دار pilkullinen moucheté לְסַמֵן בִּכתָמִים धब्बेदार poprskan, šprican (materijal) pöttyös bintik-bintik blettaður chiazzato, punteggiato 斑点のある 얼룩(반점)이 있는 taškuotas plankumots; punktots bertompok gespikkeld flekket upstrzony, nakrapiany pintalgado cu pete (mici) крапчатый bodkovaný pikčast poprskan tačkama fläckig, prickig ที่มีจุด benekli 有斑點的 вкривати плямами, цятками داغدار lốm đốm


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From hilltops we saw fair green valleys lying spread out below, with streams winding through them, and island groves of trees here and there, and huge lonely oaks scattered about and casting black blots of shade; and beyond the valleys we saw the ranges of hills, blue with haze, stretching away in billowy per- spective to the horizon, with at wide intervals a dim fleck of white or gray on a wave-summit, which we knew was a castle.
Then, striking upward, it threw a lustrous fleck on her lips, edged her eyes with velvet shade, and laid a milky whiteness above the black curve of her brows.
At breakfast-time he looked worn and haggard, with a little fleck of feverish color upon either cheek.
 
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