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FLYSPECKING
Etymology
Noun
flyspecking (uncountable)
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
Verb
flyspecking
present participle of flyspeck
Source: Wiktionary
FLYSPECK
Fly"speck (fl'spk), n.
Definition: A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot.
Fly"speck, v. t.
Definition: To soil with flyspecks.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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