Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mottle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mottle \Mot"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mottled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Mottling}.] [From {Mottled}.]
To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as
if stained; to spot; to maculate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mottle \Mot"tle\, n.
A mottled appearance.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mottle
v 1: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of
color as if stained [syn: {streak}, {blotch}]
2: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades [syn: {dapple},
{cloud}]
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