fleck
Collocations
3ADJ.
single
FLECK + NOUN
dust, wool
PREP.
from, on
Definitions
noun
A flake.
two flecks of Lard cut with your knife
A lock, as of wool.
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.
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.
A small amount.
a fleck of hope
a fleck of imagination
verb
To mark (something) with small spots.
So this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
It was a perfect June day, with only a few light clouds flecking a pure blue sky.
name
A surname.
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6two flecks of Lard cut with your knife
WiktionaryWith teeth they smooth their work, as on it slips, And flecks of wool stick to their wither'd lips
WiktionaryA single fleck of wool from his sock got caught on a splintery floorboard and that was enough to convict him.
WiktionarySo this was my future home, I thought![…]Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy
WiktionaryIt was a perfect June day, with only a few light clouds flecking a pure blue sky.
WiktionaryThe Names of the Moons of Mars is a frequently somber book, flecked through with optimism and humor.
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