fleck

• POS: Noun, Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

fleck, n. 

 A flake; also, a lock, as of wool.  J. Martin.  [1913 Webster]

fleck, n. [Cf. Icel. flekkr; akin to Sw. fläck, D. vlek, G. fleck, and perh. to E. flitch.].

 A spot; a streak; a speckle.  Longfellow.  [1913 Webster]
"Life is dashed with flecks of sin."  [1913 Webster]

fleck, v. t. [Cf. Icel. flekka, Sw. fläcka, D. vlekken, vlakken, G. flecken. See Fleck, n.].

 To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple.  [1913 Webster]
"Both flecked with white, the true Arcadian strain."  [1913 Webster]
"A bird, a cloud, flecking the sunny air."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fleck, n. & v.
--n.
1 a small patch of colour or light (eyes with green flecks).
2 a small particle or speck, esp. of dust.
3 a spot on the skin; a freckle.
--v.tr. mark with flecks; dapple; variegate.

Etymology

perh. f. ON flekkr (n.), flekka (v.), or MLG, MDu. vlecke, OHG flec, fleccho