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Fleck (Noun)

A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye".

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

A small fleck of glass remained stuck in her shoe after the accident.
The old painting had a fleck of missing pigment, revealing the canvas underneath.
As she was washing the dishes, a fleck of ceramic broke off from the plate.
A fleck of rust had begun to form on the edge of the metal beam.
The rock climber felt a fleck of stone hit her face as she ascended.

A small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red".

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.