fleck

1. A flake.

2. A lock, as of wool.

3. A small spot or streak; a speckle.

   Fleck

   кра́пинкаkrápinka, пятно́pjatnó, пя́тнышкоpjátnyško

   a small contrasting part of something

4. A small amount.

   a fleck of hope

   a fleck of imagination

   a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

1. There was a fleck of dust on the windshield.

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2. His long, brown hair and beard were all flecked and dashed with white.

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3. On the extreme verge of the horizon lie a long chain of mountain peaks, with their rugged summits flecked with snow.

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4. Green Gables lay in a pool of sunshine, flecked with the dancing shadows of poplar and willow.

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5. Oooh, look how the river sand sparkles! That's not gold -- it's little flecks of mica in the sand.

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