ˈflecky, a.
[f. fleck n.1 + -y1.]
Full of flecks, i.e. spots or streaks; also, having a wavy appearance. (But in quot. 1694 flecky may be a variant of flicky.) Hence ˈfleckiness, the condition of being flecky.
1694 Lond. Gaz. No. 3004/4 One brown bay Mare, with a Flecky Tail. 1833 J. Holland Manuf. Metal II. 69 A singular grain of fleckiness always observable on the surface [of real Damascus blades]. |