"befleck" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bɪˈflɛk/ Forms: beflecks [present, singular, third-person], beflecking [participle, present], beflecked [participle, past], beflecked [past]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From be- + fleck. Etymology templates: {{af|en|be-|fleck}} be- + fleck Head templates: {{en-verb}} befleck (third-person singular simple present beflecks, present participle beflecking, simple past and past participle beflecked)
  1. (poetic) to cover with small spots or flecks Tags: poetic

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1906, Nixon Waterman, “The Year’s Procession”, in Appleton’s Magazine, volume 8:",
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