"fleck" in the noun sense
1. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
2. spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation
a small contrasting part of something
"a bald spot"
"a leopard's spots"
"a patch of clouds"
"patches of thin ice"
"a fleck of red"
"fleck" in the verb sense
1. spot, fleck, blob, blot
make a spot or mark onto
"The wine spotted the tablecloth"
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