fleckedadj.¹

Brit.

/flɛkt/, U.S.

/flɛkt/

Etymology: < fleck n.¹ or fleck v.¹ + -ed suffix¹ or -ed suffix².

Having or marked with flecks; occasionally preceded by some defining word as foam-, pearl-flecked, for which see those words.

a. Of animals, their feathers, skins, etc.: Dappled, pied, spotted.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted

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flecked1377

dappledc1400

maculous?a1425

mailedc1425

variant1502

garled1506

sparked1552

menil1611

marbled1629

ticked1688

varied1715

maculose1727

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > flecked

flecked1377

fleckled1599

flecky1694

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xi. 321 Foules, With flekked fetheres.

c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 604 He was..ful of Iargon, as a flekked pye.

1548 Will of Robert North or Keling (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/32) f. 85 Flecked cowe.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 403 They [sheep] will proue flecked and of diuers colours.

1786 G. Culley Observ. Live Stock (1807) 41 The generality are red and white mixed or what the breeders call flecked.

1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Flecked, spotted, mottled, speckled.

b. Of a person: Marked with spots; freckled.

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the world > health and disease > ill health > blemish > [adjective] > spot or mark > freckle

freckened?a1400

freckledc1440

frecknyc1440

fernticled1483

chitty1552

lentiginous1598

freckled-faced1612

frecklish1692

frecklya1704

flecked1868

1868 ‘G. Eliot’ Spanish Gypsy i. 54 Pepíta, fair yet flecked.

†c. Of woodwork: Grained; marked. Obsolete.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > wavy or zig-zag

flecked1664

zigzagged1774

zigzag1785

vermiculated1872

society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [adjective] > type of woodwork

through-carvedc1600

flecked1664

1664 J. Evelyn Sylva viii. 27 The firme and close Timber..[of the Wall-nut tree] is admirable for fleck'd and chambletted works.

1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxvii. 134 Curiously polish'd and fleck'd cups and boxes.

†2. Of persons, their faces or cheeks: Marked with patches of red; flushed. Obsolete.

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the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > redness > [adjective] > with blushing

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redc1275

flecked1544

rosy1593

scarlet1597

flush1619

flushed1690

mantling1690

overflushed1712

erubescent1736

aflush?1850

1544 Bk. Chyldren in T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe (new ed.) sig. Gvii The face redde in coloure and flecked.

a1577 G. Gascoigne Hearbes in Wks. (1587) 103 His flecked cheekes Now chery red, now pale and green as leekes.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. v. i. vi. 479 If they drinke a cup of wine or stronge drinke, they are as red and flect..as if they had beene at a Maiors feast.

1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 231 What tho thy Wife..come reeking home, Fleck'd in her Face, and with disorder'd Hair.

3. Of darkness: Dappled with bright spots. Of the sky: Dappled with clouds. Of clouds: Cast like flecks over the sky; in quot. figurative.

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the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [adjective] > dappling > dappled

pommely1377

dappledc1400

pomeleda1425

dapple1551

flecked1597

purfled1602

dapply17..

pomellated1919

the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > flecked > cast like flecks

fleckeda1649

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > cloudy or overcast > dappled with clouds

purfled1602

fleecy1645

mackerel-backed1785

flecked1810

mackerel-back1844

1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. ii. 3 Flecked [1599 fleckeld] darkenes like a drunkard reeles, From forth daies path.

a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 106 Many were groping through these flecked Clouds of Ignorance.

1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 99 Invisible in flecked sky, The lark sent down her revelry.

1866 T. Edmondston Etymol. Gloss. Shetland & Orkney Dial. 33 Flecked, applied to the bottom of the sea when it has bunches of seaweed growing upon it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	flecked
释义	fleckedadj.¹ Brit. /flɛkt/, U.S. /flɛkt/ Etymology: < fleck n.¹ or fleck v.¹ + -ed suffix¹ or -ed suffix². Having or marked with flecks; occasionally preceded by some defining word as foam-, pearl-flecked, for which see those words. 1. a. Of animals, their feathers, skins, etc.: Dappled, pied, spotted. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > dappled or spotted spotteda1325 flecked1377 dappledc1400 maculous?a1425 mailedc1425 variant1502 garled1506 sparked1552 menil1611 marbled1629 ticked1688 varied1715 maculose1727 the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > flecked flecked1377 fleckled1599 flecky1694 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. xi. 321 Foules, With flekked fetheres. c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 604 He was..ful of Iargon, as a flekked pye. 1548 Will of Robert North or Keling (P.R.O.: PROB. 11/32) f. 85 Flecked cowe. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 403 They [sheep] will proue flecked and of diuers colours. 1786 G. Culley Observ. Live Stock (1807) 41 The generality are red and white mixed or what the breeders call flecked. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) Flecked, spotted, mottled, speckled. b. Of a person: Marked with spots; freckled. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > blemish > [adjective] > spot or mark > freckle freckened?a1400 freckledc1440 frecknyc1440 fernticled1483 chitty1552 lentiginous1598 freckled-faced1612 frecklish1692 frecklya1704 flecked1868 1868 ‘G. Eliot’ Spanish Gypsy i. 54 Pepíta, fair yet flecked. †c. Of woodwork: Grained; marked. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > stripiness > [adjective] > wavy or zig-zag flecked1664 zigzagged1774 zigzag1785 vermiculated1872 society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > constructing or working with wood > [adjective] > type of woodwork through-carvedc1600 flecked1664 1664 J. Evelyn Sylva viii. 27 The firme and close Timber..[of the Wall-nut tree] is admirable for fleck'd and chambletted works. 1670 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 2) xxvii. 134 Curiously polish'd and fleck'd cups and boxes. †2. Of persons, their faces or cheeks: Marked with patches of red; flushed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > redness > [adjective] > with blushing ruddyc1225 redc1275 flecked1544 rosy1593 scarlet1597 flush1619 flushed1690 mantling1690 overflushed1712 erubescent1736 aflush?1850 1544 Bk. Chyldren in T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe (new ed.) sig. Gvii The face redde in coloure and flecked. a1577 G. Gascoigne Hearbes in Wks. (1587) 103 His flecked cheekes Now chery red, now pale and green as leekes. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. v. i. vi. 479 If they drinke a cup of wine or stronge drinke, they are as red and flect..as if they had beene at a Maiors feast. 1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 231 What tho thy Wife..come reeking home, Fleck'd in her Face, and with disorder'd Hair. 3. Of darkness: Dappled with bright spots. Of the sky: Dappled with clouds. Of clouds: Cast like flecks over the sky; in quot. figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > variegation > patch of colour > [adjective] > dappling > dappled pommely1377 dappledc1400 pomeleda1425 dapple1551 flecked1597 purfled1602 dapply17.. pomellated1919 the world > matter > colour > variegation > spot of colour > [adjective] > flecked > cast like flecks fleckeda1649 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > cloudy or overcast > dappled with clouds purfled1602 fleecy1645 mackerel-backed1785 flecked1810 mackerel-back1844 1597 W. Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet ii. ii. 3 Flecked [1599 fleckeld] darkenes like a drunkard reeles, From forth daies path. View more context for this quotation a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James V in Wks. (1711) 106 Many were groping through these flecked Clouds of Ignorance. 1810 W. Scott Lady of Lake iii. 99 Invisible in flecked sky, The lark sent down her revelry. 1866 T. Edmondston Etymol. Gloss. Shetland & Orkney Dial. 33 Flecked, applied to the bottom of the sea when it has bunches of seaweed growing upon it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † fleckedadj.² Etymology: ? Misspelling of flect n. Heraldry. Obsolete. Arched, bent. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > bent or curved embowed1610 flecked1661 flected1688 recurvant1688 vertant1688 1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. ii. 13 The Flecked, The Nubile, are of the nature of the Air. 1678–1706 E. Phillips New World of Words Flecked, a term in Heraldry, arched like the Firmament. figurative.1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. vii. 101 Devide not thy Coat among the deadly sins by..the Flecked and Waved line of pride. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.¹1377adj.²1661
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