fleck en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /flɛk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English *flekk, *flekke (attested in Middle English flekked (“spotted, flecked”)), from Old Norse flekkr (“spot”), from Proto-Germanic *flekka-. Cognate with Dutch vlek, German Fleck, Swedish fläck.
Meanings
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A flake.
two flecks of Lard cut with your knife
1675, William Rabisha, The Whole Body of Cookery Dissected, Taught and Fully:
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A lock, as of wool.
A single fleck of wool from his sock got caught on a splintery floorboard and that was enough to convict him.
2015, Graham Masterson, Eye for an Eye: A Katie Maguire Short Story:With teeth they smooth their work, as on it slips, And flecks of wool stick to their wither'd lips
1861, Theodore Martin, The poems of Catullus, translated into English verse:
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A small spot or streak; a speckle.
So fret not, like an idle girl, / That life is dash'd with flecks of sin. / Abide: thy wealth is gathered in, / When Time hath sunder'd shell from pearl.
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto LI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 74:
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A small amount.
a fleck of hope
a fleck of imagination
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flecks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
flecky · befleck · snowfleck · fleckless · sunfleck · pith fleck
Synonyms
toddick · smidget · halfpennyworth · glimmer · drop · sliver · jot · iota · molecule · scrap · scintilla · tittle · continental · grain · hint · sprinkling · spark · morsel · atom · morceau · hoot · dot · strain · dash · tinge · aught · trace · skosh · diddly · mite · thought · ooch · particle · skoosh · tittle · crumb · ace · whiff · soupçon · bit · modicum · mote · smithereen · smidge · sprinkle · vestige · flyspeck · mote · scantling · trifle · inch · smitch · scent · dusting · tad · smattering · pennyworth · tuppence worth · touch · skerrick · piece · particle · hooter · damn · scruple · tidge · glimpse · semblance · dab · flip · spatter · glint · whit · scooch · smidgy · spot · smidgen · tidbit · lick · atomy · speck · speckle · bissel · ounce · pinch · fleck · shred · speck · relish
Translations (21)
ru пя́тнышко (small spot) · cs flíček (small spot) · bg петно (small spot) · cs flek (small spot) · sv fläck (small spot) · cs skvrnka (small spot) · fi pilkku (small spot) · es salpicadura (small spot) · no flekk (small spot) · es mota (small spot) · de Fleck (small spot) · fr tache (small spot) · nl spikkel (small spot) · ru пятно́ (small spot) · fi täplä (small spot) · bg точица (small spot) · ru кра́пинка (small spot) · pt pinta (small spot) · cs skvrna (small spot) · pt mancha (small spot) · it puntino (small spot)