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mot·tle
(mŏt′l)tr.v. mot·tled, mot·tling, mot·tles
To mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors.
n.
1. A spot or blotch of color.
2. A variegated pattern, as on marble.
[Probably back-formation from motley.]
mot′tler n.
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mottle
(ˈmɒtəl)vb
(Art Terms) (tr) to colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
n
1. (Art Terms) a mottled appearance, as of the surface of marble
2. (Art Terms) one streak or blotch of colour in a mottled surface
[C17: back formation from motley]
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mot•tle
(ˈmɒt l)v. -tled, -tling,
n. v.t.
1. to mark with spots or blotches of different colors or shades.
n. 2. such a spot or blotch of color.
3. mottled coloring or pattern.
[1670–80; probably from motley]
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mottle
Past participle: mottled
Gerund: mottling
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| Noun | 1. | mottle - an irregular arrangement of patches of color; "it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green" |
| Verb | 1. | mottle - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
| 2. | mottle - colour with streaks or blotches of different shades spot - mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify" harlequin - variegate with spots or marks; "His face was harlequined with patches" |
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