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JCDenton Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary
Please help me with one term.
When she pulled back and looked up at him with her emerald green eyes, a spark of recognition sliced through him. He’d seen those eyes before. He remembered the tiny gold flecks that danced amidst the green. Where had he seen those eyes before?
What are gold flecks? Is it a special type of eye contacts? I have been diging this out on the internet for hours and I did not find nothing..:-(
thanks in advance for your help.
What are gold flecks? Is it a special type of eye contacts? I have been diging this out on the internet for hours and I did not find nothing..:-(
thanks in advance for your help.
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com/browse/fleck : 2. : the dapple mare with flecks of gray .
- com/browse/fleck : 2.
- : the dapple mare with flecks of gray .
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Fleck, from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/fleck:
2. a spot or small patch of color, light, etc.: the dapple mare with flecks of gray.
2. a spot or small patch of color, light, etc.: the dapple mare with flecks of gray.
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I think the author just used the term 'gold flecks' to sound more enchanting. It just means (to my own undeerstanding) GOLDEN GLITTERS.
Oh, by the way, where does this excerpt come from? Is it Harry Potter?
Oh, by the way, where does this excerpt come from? Is it Harry Potter?
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Intelligent FreakI think the author just used the term 'gold flecks' to sound more enchanting. It just means (to my own undeerstanding) GOLDEN GLITTERS.Hi Intelligent Freak,
Oh, by the way, where does this excerpt come from? Is it Harry Potter?
I probably find the meaning of the gold fleck phrase. It's really a special type of th
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No, folks.
It's just a description of the person's eyes. Whatever color (probably green), there were little flecks of gold in the iris.
It's just a description of the person's eyes. Whatever color (probably green), there were little flecks of gold in the iris.
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Note that the human iris is not usually uniform in color. Flecks (short thin lines) of various colors, usually radiating from the center, are often present.
See the photo.
CJ
See the photo.
CJ
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Ooops, sorry for my wrong presumption. [url=http://www.smileycraft.com][/url]
BTW, going back to my question, where did you get the excerpt, JC?
BTW, going back to my question, where did you get the excerpt, JC?
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Yes there is a theatrical contact sold called gold fleck, here's a website I found them on if your interested in buying some.
You can find it on the bottom of this page........
http://www.fashion-contactlenses.
You can find it on the bottom of this page........
http://www.fashion-contactlenses.
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Nope, it just means "gold specks" or something along those lines. It's also poetic enough that it would sound absolutely absurd in casual conversation.
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