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    Fleck
    /flek/

    noun

    • 1. a very small patch of color or light: "his blue eyes had gray flecks in them"

    verb

    • 1. mark or dot with small patches of color or particles of something: "the minarets are flecked with gold leaf"
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  2. www.wordreference.com › definition › fleckfleck - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    a small marking or streak; speckle. a small particle; speck: a fleck of dust. vb. Also: flecker ( transitive) to mark or cover with flecks; speckle. Etymology: 16th Century: probably from Old Norse flekkr stain, spot; related to Old High German flec spot, plot of land.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryfleck | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    Definition of fleck – Learner’s Dictionary. fleck. noun [ C ] uk / flek / us. a mark, or a very small piece of something: His shirt was covered in flecks of paint. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.

  4. www.wordsmyth.netfleck | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English language...

    pronunciation: flek. parts of speech: noun, transitive verb. features: Word Combinations ( noun, verb) The meaning of fleck. Definition of fleck. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › fleck_n1fleck, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    fleck noun 1. Factsheet. Etymology. Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun fleck mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun fleck. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › fleck_v1fleck, v.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for fleck is from around 1430, in the writing of John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1500s. fleck is formed within English, by conversion.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › fleckFLECK Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Definition of fleck. 1. as in speck. a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part flooring tile that is brown with flecks of white. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. speck. dot. blotch. patch. stain. speckle. smudge. splotch. spot. mottle. dapple. pip. eyespot. smear. freckle. mole. splash. point.

  8. plato.stanford.edu › entries › fleckLudwik Fleck - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    Mar 19, 2012 · Ludwik Fleck. In the 1930s, Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), a Polish-Jewish microbiologist, developed the first system of the historical philosophy and sociology of science. Fleck claimed that cognition is a collective activity, since it is only possible on the basis of a certain body of knowledge acquired from other people.

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