flake (
http://definr.com/flake)
n 1: a crystal of snow [syn:
snowflake]
2: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a
bit of rock caught him in the eye" [syn:
bit,
chip,
fleck,
scrap]
v 1: form into flakes
2: cover with flakes or as if with flakes
3: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my
house is peeling off" [syn:
peel off,
peel,
flake off]