Definition of Flyspecking

1. Noun. A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flyspecking

1. flyspeck [v] - See also: flyspeck

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flyspecking

flyposter
flyposters
flyposting
flyposts
flyproof
flyrod
flyrodder
flyrodders
flyrods
flysch
flysches
flysheet
flysheets
flyspecked
flyspecking (current term)
flyspecks
flystrike
flyswat
flyswatter
flyswatters
flyte
flyted
flytes
flythrough
flythroughs
flytier
flytiers
flyting
flytings

Literary usage of Flyspecking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Annual Report of the Commandant by United States Infantry and Cavalry School (Fort Leavenworth, Kan.), United States War Dept (1907)
"In the first place, to clarify the atmosphere, it is necessary to analyze and bear in mind what it really is that causes " flyspecking " to be objectionable ..."

2. The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer (1914)
"After he had gone through the house he went for a flyspecking tour of the grounds, where he came upon a private of the Grays on crutches. ..."

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