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US
/ˈfɫɛk/
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[ UK /flˈɛk/ ]
[ UK /flˈɛk/ ]
NOUN
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a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a bit of rock caught him in the eye -
a small contrasting part of something
a leopard's spots
a patch of clouds
a fleck of red
patches of thin ice
a bald spot
VERB
-
make a spot or mark onto
The wine spotted the tablecloth
How To Use fleck In A Sentence
- Brick with blurred colors or flecks of color in earthy tones of red, brown, black and buff appear completely at home in a rustic setting.
- Be kind to the others, grab the fleck of riverweed, notice how beautifully your bug legs scull. Archive 2009-12-01
- A boring-sounding penne dish, tossed with crisped bits of pancetta (the unsmoked Italian bacon) and a basil-flecked cream sauce, turns out to hold interest down to the last bite.
- It is also home to the legendary Afflecks Palace from where I have purchased many a pre-loved item in my quest for sartorial elegance.
- A second home test is to look at your finger nails - do they have lots of white flecks? Body Odour
- Soft flecks of light winked off the frames of his gold-rimmed glasses and the heavy gold ring in his left ear.
- Affleck certainly falls into that description.
- The colossal arms disappearing into her coat's dolman sleeves, tweed flecked with purple and gold. THE SHIPPING NEWS
- Even without flowers, she says, variegated lamiums are a spectacular foil for hellebores, especially with the white flecks of the ground cover playing off the darker-flowering hellebores.
- As Dante started forward, Heather at his side, Astarte blocked his path, panic rippling across her face, flecking her eyes with gold. Etched in Bone
