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transitive verb
fleck
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Synonyms: Verb
blotch, dapple, dot, freckle, marble, mottle, pepper, shoot, speck, speckle, splotch, spot, sprinkle, stipple
Synonyms: Noun
blotch, dapple, dot, eyespot, mottle, patch, pip, point, speck, speckle, splotch, spot
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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1
back-formation from flecked spotted, from Middle English; akin to Old High German flec spot, Old Norse flekkr
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