A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit
A speck is a very small piece of a powdery substance. Billy leaned forward and brushed a speck of dust off his shoes. a very small mark, spot, or piece of something speck of
To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as, paper specked by impurities in the water used in its manufacture