flecked

fleck

 (flĕk)
n.
1. A tiny mark or spot: flecks of mica in the rock.
2. A small bit or flake: 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.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.flecked - having a pattern of dots
patterned - having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
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Translations
مُنَقَّط
potečkovaný
gesprenkelt
moucheté
pöttyös
blettaîur
flekket
benekli
有斑点的

flecked

[ˈflɛkt] adj (= speckled) → tacheté(e)
brown flecked with white → brun moucheté de blanc
to be flecked with blood → être taché(e) de sang
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fleck

(flek) noun
a spot. a fleck of dust.
flecked adjective
marked with spots. a flecked pattern.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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