fleck

flɛk

noun

a very small patch of colour or light.

his blue eyes had grey flecks in them

spot,mark,patch,pop,dot,speck,speckle,freckle,smudge,smear,streak,stain,blotch,blot,splash,dab,daub,petechia,splotch,splosh,splodge,macule,macula

verb

mark or dot with small patches of colour or particles of something.

the minarets are flecked with gold leaf

spot,mark,stain,dot,speckle,bespeckle,freckle,stipple,stud,bestud,blotch,mottle,smudge,streak,splash,spatter,bespatter,scatter,sprinkle,dirty,soil,splotch,splosh,splodge,slabber,besmirch,smirch