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单词 mottle
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mottle

[ mot-l ]
/ ˈmɒt l /
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verb (used with object), mot·tled, mot·tling.

to mark or diversify with spots or blotches of a different color or shade.

noun

a diversifying spot or blotch of color.
mottled coloring or pattern.

Origin of mottle

First recorded in 1670–80; probably back formation from motley

OTHER WORDS FROM mottle

mot·tle·ment, nounmottler, noun

Words nearby mottle

motser, Mott, motte, Mottelson, MOT test, mottle, mottled, mottled enamel, motto, mottramite, motty
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Example sentences from the Web for mottle

  • Ginsburg put up his gloved hand and wiped clean a face that with passion had turned a mottle of red-and-white blotches.

    From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb
  • Let God make His sunsets: I will mottle my little fading cloud.

    Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood|George MacDonald
  • Gangs of buffalo, herds of antelope, and droves of wild horses, mottle the far vistas.

    The Scalp Hunters|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for mottle

mottle
/ (ˈmɒtəl) /

verb

(tr) to colour with streaks or blotches of different shades

noun

a mottled appearance, as of the surface of marble
one streak or blotch of colour in a mottled surface

Word Origin for mottle

C17: back formation from motley
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