Definitions for mottle

Definitions for (noun) mottle

Main entry: mottle

Definition: an irregular arrangement of patches of color

Usage: it was not dull grey as distance had suggested, but a mottle of khaki and black and olive-green


Definitions for (verb) mottle

Main entry: dapple, mottle, cloud

Definition: colour with streaks or blotches of different shades


Main entry: streak, blotch, mottle

Definition: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained


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