fleck

Definition

A flake.

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.

Example Sentences

• "two flecks of Lard cut with your knife"
• "With teeth they smooth their work, as on it slips, And flecks of wool stick to their wither'd lips"
• "A single fleck of wool from his sock got caught on a splintery floorboard and that was enough to convict him."