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flecked

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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.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.flecked - having a pattern of dots
dotted, specked, speckled, stippled
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
Translations
flecked [ˈflɛkt] adj (= speckled) → tacheté(e)
brown flecked with white → brun moucheté de blanc
to be flecked with blood → être taché(e) de sang


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When, in consequence of heavy rains up-country, a river which you wish to ford is swollen and flecked with foam, you must wait until it subsides.
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On the extreme verge of the horizon lie a long chain of mountain peaks, with their rugged summits flecked with snow.
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In five minutes they returned, the little ones bearing plates of thin caraway wafers,--hearts, diamonds, and circles daintily sugared, and flecked with caraway seed raised in the garden behind the house.
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