as in dotted
marked with spots
that flecked blue writing paper is so attractive
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as in sprinkled
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface
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Recent Examples of flecked
Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
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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The men’s fedora, known as the Foreman, is hand-blocked from molasses metallic flecked straw braid.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
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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“Flecked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flecked. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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