
[Probably from Middle English flekked, spotted, akin to Old Norse flekkr, spot.]
A small spot, mark, or figure in wood, usually caused by wood rays, or other irregular growth characteristics, e.g., natural deposits of gummy matter.
Even a fleck of gold is worth a fair sum of money.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - plet, stænk, fnug
v. tr. - plette, stænke, falde af i flager
Nederlands (Dutch)
spikkel, vlokje, vlekje, besprenkelen, bespikkelen
Français (French)
n. - moucheture, tache, flocon, particule, petite tache (de sang, de peinture)
v. tr. - tacheter, moucheter, piqueter
Deutsch (German)
n. - Tupfen, Fleck
v. - sprenkeln
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στίγμα, κηλίδα, πιτσιλάδα, φακίδα, πανάδα
v. - διαστίζω
Português (Portuguese)
n. - sinal (m) (mancha)
v. - manchar
Русский (Russian)
пятнышко, крапинка, покрывать крапинками
Español (Spanish)
n. - lunar, mancha, mota, punto
v. tr. - manchar, abigarrar, baretear
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fläck, korn
v. - göra fläckig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
斑点, 斑纹, 雀斑, 使起斑点, 使有斑驳, 使有斑纹
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 斑點, 斑紋, 雀斑
v. tr. - 使起斑點, 使有斑駁, 使有斑紋
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (피부에 생기는) 반점, 주근깨
v. tr. - ~에 점을 넣다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 斑点, しみ, そばかす, 小片
v. - 斑点を付ける
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نقطه , بقعه (فعل) ينقط , يرقط
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - גרגיר זעיר, כתם
v. tr. - הכתים, כיסה בכתמים
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