English dictionary
mottle
/'m/A/t/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an irregular arrangement of patches of color
ExamplesIt was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A mottled appearance.
Source: webster1913
verb
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mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
Source: WordNet 3.0
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colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
Source: webster1913