Associations to the word «Fleck»

Wiktionary

FLECK, noun. A flake
FLECK, noun. A lock, as of wool.
FLECK, noun. A small spot or streak; a speckle.
FLECK, verb. (transitive) To mark with small spots
FLECK, proper noun. A surname​.

Dictionary definition

FLECK, noun. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye".
FLECK, noun. 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, verb. Make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats