: marked with streaks or spots : sprinkled with flecks
… a drab room with beige walls, flecked linoleum floors and a battered upright piano.—
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that flecked blue writing paper is so attractive
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The dashboard is swathed in a flecked, mélange-style fabric that is based on a traditional Japanese hand-weaving technique called Nishijin-ori.
—Mara Balagtas McIlwrath, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023
The melton coat sits over a flecked tweed suit—contrasting the matte outerwear with mottled textures beneath.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2023
The melomys, a small white-flecked rodent, lived on an island near the tip of the Great Barrier Reef.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2022
Huetopian Dream palette shades Secret Eden and Xtreme Plum Noir, adding a hint of sparkle with a few taps of golden-flecked highlighter.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2021
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Mara Balagtas McIlwrath, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023
The melton coat sits over a flecked tweed suit—contrasting the matte outerwear with mottled textures beneath.
—Aleks Cvetkovic, Robb Report, 21 Jan. 2023
The melomys, a small white-flecked rodent, lived on an island near the tip of the Great Barrier Reef.
—Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2022
Huetopian Dream palette shades Secret Eden and Xtreme Plum Noir, adding a hint of sparkle with a few taps of golden-flecked highlighter.
—Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2021
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“Flecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flecked. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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