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Marbled, mottled, spotted; variegated, chequered, or streaked; esp. made from (yarn containing) threads of different colours twisted together (cf…
Mottled, varicoloured. Cf. cangeant, adj.
= mottled, adj. Chiefly in parasynthetic compounds, as mottle-faced, mottle-leaved, etc., adjs.
Dappled with spots, patches, or blotches; marked with or characterized by spots, streaks, or patches of different colours; motley.
Streaked, mottled, smeared.
Having a mottled appearance.