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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from Old Norse flekkotr, from flekkr 'spot'

flecked

 adjective
     
flecked [not before noun]
having small marks or spots, or small pieces of something, covering a surface
flecked with
red cloth flecked with white
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