flecks

Noun

fleck (plural flecks)

1. A flake.
   • two flecks of Lard cut with your knife1675, William Rabisha, The Whole Body of Cookery Dissected, Taught and Fully
2. A lock, as of wool.
   • With teeth they smooth their work, as on it slips,
     And flecks of wool stick to their wither'd lips1861, Theodore Martin, The poems of Catullus, translated into English verse
3. 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.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto LI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 74

   Synonyms:

   mote, particle, speck, tittle

4. A small amount.
   • a fleck of hope

   Synonyms:

   ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel, continental, bit, crumb, glimpse

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