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   Fleck

   /flek/

   

   noun

   • 1. a very small patch of color or light: "his blue eyes had gray flecks in them"
   • ▪ a small particle or speck of something: "brushing a few flecks of dandruff from his suit"

   verb

   • 1. mark or dot with small patches of color or particles of something: "the minarets are flecked with gold leaf"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps from Old Norse flekkr (noun), flekka (verb), or from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch vlecke.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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