[flake] n [ME, of Scand origin; akin to Norw flak disk] (14c) 1: a small loose mass or bit "snow ~s"
2: a thin flattened piece or layer: chip 3 slang: cocaine
[2]flake vb flaked ; flak.ing vi (1627): to separate into flakes; also: to peel in flakes ~ vt 1: to form or break into flakes: chip
2: to cover with or as if with flakes -- flak.er n [3]flake n [ME, hurdle, fr. ON flaki] (1623): a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produce [4]flake n [perh. fr. flake out] (1964): a person who is flaky: oddball